The ship was carrying pro-Palestinian activists and humanitarian goods. (Joi Ito, Creative Commons)

The ship, Estelle, was trying to break through Israel’s blockade of the Gaza strip, and was successfully diverted by the Israeli navy. Israeli officials reiterated that they needed to enforce the blockade to prevent the smuggling of weapons across it.

The Israelis boarded the ship before directing it to the Israeli port of Ashdod.

Read more of Neon Tommy’s coverage of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict here.

Reach Executive Producer Cara Palmer here; follow her here.