‘We weren’t allowed to sail to Gaza but we still highlighted the aid blockade’

Irish activist ​John Hurson, in Istanbul, who was planning to board a flotilla in Turkey destined for the Gaza Strip when he received news that permission for two of the ships to sail had been withdrawn.

Four Irish citizens planning to board a flotilla in Turkey destined for the Gaza Strip have returned to Ireland. An international registry withdrew permission for two of the ships to sail.

The Freedom Flotilla Coalition wants to highlight Israel’s longstanding naval blockade of the coastal enclave of Gaza and the lack of aid reaching Palestinians.