Israeli navy seizes defiant Lebanese blockade runner

THE Israeli navy intercepted a ship delivering 60 tons of supplies to the Gaza Strip from Lebanon yesterday in the latest bid to defy Israel’s blockade of the militant-held territory.

The Israelis fired at the ship before boarding it and beating those on board, said reporters from Arab TV stations Al-Jadeed and Al-Jazeera, who were on the Lebanese vessel.

Gunfire could be heard in the background of the telephoned reports aired by their stations.