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Israel announces the deportation of 5 people involved in activism to Belgium and France amid reports that hundreds more are to fly in from Moscow and New York.
2011-07-6

The "Dignite al Karama", the French vessel, manages to set sail for Gaza without being obstructed. Those on board include Olivier Besancenot and MEP Nicole Kiil-Nielsen.
2011-07-5

Greek port authorities prevent the Swedish vessel "Juliano" from joining the flotilla at the Port of Athens.
2011-07-5

Israeli foreign minister Avigdor Lieberman, speaking on radio, welcomes a diplomatic victory after its attempts to stop the flotilla from setting sail to Gaza are assisted by the Greek ban on the ships from leaving port.
2011-07-3

Freedom Flotilla II: Greek port authorities arrest the captain of the US-flagged vessel "The Audacity of Hope", the latest incident to befall the flotilla following two counts of alleged sabotage and the towing back to port of this ship yesterday.
2011-07-2

Activists increase their guard of the remaining boats bound for Gaza following the alleged sabotage of other boats.
2011-07-1

Greek authorities prevented a US-flagged vessel, "The Audacity of Hope", carrying dozens of U.S. activists, from departing for the Gaza Strip, towing it back to the port of Perama after commandos, reportedly carrying weapons, intercept it.
2011-07-1

It is later confirmed that the ship will be unable to participate with other members of the flotilla.
2011-06-30

Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu says that Israel is "fully entitled to work against" attempts by the Gaza-bound "provocation flotilla" to smuggle arms into the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip.
2011-06-30

Freedom Flotilla II: The international flotilla sets sail one year after the deadly raid on a previous flotilla by Israeli commandos in international waters of the Mediterranean Sea.
2011-06-29