Quds (JERUSALEM), Shawwal 19, 1431, Sept 28, SPA -- An Israeli warship approached a catamaran carrying Jewish activists toward the blockaded Gaza Strip on Tuesday in the waters off Gaza, the captain of the sailboat was quoted as saying by the Associated Press. The Irene is the latest vessel to try to breach the 3-year-old embargo on the Palestinian territory in the wake of the deadly Israeli raid on a Turkish-led flotilla in May, which drew international condemnation. Capt. Glynn Secker said the navy warship was about 12 miles (20 kilometers) away from his own boat, which he estimated to be 25 miles (40 kilometers) from Gaza's shore. Secker said he expected the navy to intercept the Irene, which is carrying nine Jewish activists from Israel and other countries. «We will not obey them, we will not help them,» Secker said. «But we will not confront them physically. We will engage in no violence.»
