Dignity Hit

Meanwhile, a ship carrying humanitarian aid to Gaza was hit by the Isreali Navy. The ship called Dignity was in international waters when passengers say it was attacked. Witnesses say several Israeli warships surrounded the boat and fired ammunition around it, then rammed it three times. There were 16 passengers on the boat including physicians from Britain, Germany and Cyprus along with human rights activists, including former U.S. Rep. Cynthia McKinney. The ship was on it way to assessing the impact of Isreal's military strikes on the civilian population. After being hit by the Isreal navy the boat made it's way to Tyre, Lebanon.

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