Cypriot authorities have prevented Sinn Féin's Aengus Ó Snodaigh, Fianna Fáil's Chris Andrews and Fianna Fáil Senator Mark Daly from leaving the island join the Free Gaza flotilla.

Israel today issued a tough warning against activists – including Tony Blair’s sister-in-law – sailing toward the Gaza Strip with a delivery of humanitarian supplies, calling the mission an unacceptable provocation and saying all options were under consideration.