Jerusalem, Israel --- October 20, 2012 ... Another Islamic Jihad, Syria and Iran backed propaganda boat was boarded today by the Israel Defense Forces.

The Estelle, a European ship sailing to the Gaza Strip to try to break Israel’s security blockade which was created to prevent the distribution of Hamas terror weapons was escorted to the Israeli city of Ashdod. The Hamas bound boat was not carrying any humanitarian aid and their goal was to divert media attention away from the 30,000 civilians murdered in Syria and Iran's attempt to build a nuclear weapon.

The International Red Cross has declared that there is no humanitarian crisis in Gaza.

"There is no humanitarian crisis in Gaza," said Mathilde Redmatn, deputy head of the Red Cross in Gaza. "If you go to the supermarket, there are many products. There are luxury restaurants and a nice beach. Israel has the legitimate right to protect their civilian population against terrorism."

Gaza receives tons of fresh food, medicine and supplies on a daily basis by the UN and Israel. Over 250 trucks enter Gaza from Israel on a daily basis and the border between Gaza and Egypt is open. Essential food products including meat, chicken and fish, grains and legumes, fresh vegetables, dairy products, oil, flour, salt and sugar, in addition to animal feed, hygiene products, clothing, medicines and medical supplies are among the goods that are regularly delivered to Gaza.

The pro Islamic Jihad PR team on the ship, the Estelle, includes five members of European parliaments and a former lawmaker from Canada.

The IDF team will turn the Islamic Jihad, Hamas PR team over to the Israel police for deportation.

Israel created a naval blockade on Gaza in 2009, to stop the smuggling of weapons into the Palestinian ruled area. These weapons coming from Iran and Syria included over 5,000 terror rockets which have been fired from Gaza into Israeli towns and cities.

The IDF - Israel Defense Forces said that the boarding “was carried out in accordance with international law” and after repeated attempts to deter the ship (through direct contact with passengers and diplomatic channels) were unsuccessful.

Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu praised the operation and condemned the attempt to break the blockade.

“The people who were on the ship also know that there is no humanitarian crisis in Gaza, and they aim only to provoke and blacken Israel’s name. If human rights were truly important to these activists, they would sail to Syria. We shall continue to defend our borders.”

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