KUALA LUMPUR, 16th May 16: Israeli forces fired shots at a Malaysian vessel ferrying aid for Palestine when it was approaching the Gazan shores this morning, forcing it to withdraw into Egyptian waters, a Malaysian activist group said.
A spokesperson of the Perdana Global Peace Foundation said in a statement that the Israeli naval force circled the humanitarian ship twice and fired shots.
Anti-war activists and journalists, including seven Malaysians, two Irish and two Indians were on board the "Spirit of Rache Corrie Mission" aid ship. No one was injured in the incident.
The ship was also carrying 7.5 kilometers of UPVC plastic sewage pipes which would be used to restore the devastated sewerage system in Gaza, the group said.
