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Full Article Follow Reuters Facebook Twitter RSS YouTube Read Casey Anthony receives jail time, but likely out soon 11:22am EDT Hackers expose flaw in Apple iPad, iPhone software 06 Jul 2011 TV report of China leader's death fuels political rumor mill | 11:05am EDT Exclusive: Treasury secretly weighs options to avert default 7:26am EDT Hackers expose flaw in Apple iPad, iPhone software 5:27am EDT Discussed 210 Minnesota government shutdown begins after talks fail 127 Obama: ending tax breaks required to cut deficit 104 White House snubs McConnell invitation to Obama Watched Giant dust storm hits Arizona Tue, Jul 5 2011 Skyping on Facebook Wed, Jul 6 2011 A Tokyo-Paris flight in under three hours on the horizon Fri, Jun 24 2011 Greece stops Gaza-bound boat, immobilizes flotilla Tweet Share this Email Print Related News U.N.'s Ban tells Cypriots wants progress by October 9:58am EDT Analysis & Opinion Europeâ€™s bigger crisis waiting to happen Israel targets top rabbis for anti-Arab incitement backing “King’s Doctrine” Related Topics World » United Nations » Greece » Israel » By Renee Maltezou ATHENS | Thu Jul 7, 2011 10:45am EDT ATHENS (Reuters) - The Greek coastguard intercepted a small French boat with Pro-Palestinian activists aboard on Thursday, the third flotilla ship to be prevented from sailing to Gaza to challenge an Israeli blockade. Greece, just over a year after nine people were killed when Israeli marines stormed a pro-Palestinian flotilla, imposed a ban on all Gaza-bound ships saying it feared for the safety of the activists who are now trying to find a way to set sail. The boat with about 10 activists aboard, including French politicians, an MEP and a journalist, sailed from Corsica. Activists had said it was in international waters waiting to join the rest of the flotilla, now confined in Greek ports. The "Dignity" was detected in the early morning near the southern Greek island of Crete as it was refueling at sea and was towed to the port of Sitia for checks, the coastguard said. "We are still checking their papers. We haven't spotted any problem so far. They have not disclosed their destination, maybe because they have not decided yet," said a coastguard official in Crete, on condition of anonymity. There were no arrests, activists and the coastguard said. The 10-ship flotilla, with about 350 passengers, was supposed to take drugs, food and building materials to Gaza by the end of June, but a priority was to challenge the blockade. But the chances that they will reach their destination has faded due to the vigilance of the Greek coastguard which has intercepted three of their ships so far and is closely watching the other seven, moored in ports across Greece. "WE CAN'T MOVE" "We are still waiting. We know that the days are going by but we are waiting to see what will happen. So far, we can't move," said Dimitris Plionis, one of the activists. On Friday, the Greek coastguard intercepted the U.S. ship "Audacity of Hope" just a short while after it set sail from Piraeus port, and arrested its captain. Three days later, armed coastguards boarded the Canadian ship "Tahrir" which set sail from Crete and escorted it back. Three people were detained. Although all four detainees were freed, they face charges for defying the Greek ban, which can only be lifted if the Greek Citizen Protection Ministry issues a new order. Nine ships are being confined in Greek ports and all 10 are accounted for. Israel says its blockade of Gaza is aimed at stopping weapons from reaching the enclave's rulers, Hamas -- an Islamist group that is branded a terrorist group by some Western nations. In an effort to calm the activists, Greece offered to ferry the aid to Gaza in cooperation with the United Nations. The activists turned the offer down saying this was "insufficient" as their mission was also about the rights of the Palestinian people and not just about aid. "It is an offer that is always on the table and is still on the table," said Greek Foreign Minister Stavros Lambrinides on Thursday in Vienna. (Additional reporting by Angeliki Koutantou in Athens and Michael Shields in Vienna, editing by Peter Millership) World United Nations Greece Israel Tweet this Link this Share this Digg this Email Reprints We welcome comments that advance the story through relevant opinion, anecdotes, links and data. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. Views expressed in the comments do not represent those of Reuters. For more information on our comment policy, see http://blogs.reuters.com/fulldisclosure/2010/09/27/toward-a-more-thoughtful-conversation-on-stories/ Comments (4) USAalltheway wrote: Poor brainwashed activists Jul 07, 2011 8:08am EDT -- Report as abuse braunf wrote: I am still wandering about this whole alliance between these two countries. Hopefully it will clear up in the future. In meantime, lets compare those two countries, maybe it will help. 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