Two veiled women wave to fellow Palestinians who boarded a boat off the coast of Gaza City
GAZA CITY (AFP) — Two boats from Cyprus carrying 44 pro-Palestinian activists docked in the Gaza Strip on Saturday after Israel allowed them through its tight blockade of the Hamas-ruled territory.
The boats set sail on Friday from the east Mediterranean island carrying activists from 17 countries, including Israel, determined to highlight the blockade of Gaza where the Islamist Hamas movement has ruled since June 2007.
The boats sailed through choppy grey seas and into Gaza City’s main port, where they were greeted by thousands of people waving Palestinian flags, many of them motoring around the harbour in boats.
Crowds lining the shore chanted “God is great!” and “No, no, to the siege!” as dozens of young men dived into the murky waters of the harbour and swam towards the flag-decked boats.
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