Aid Ship Nears Gaza, Israel Vows Action

Netanyahu tells forces to exercise 'caution and politeness'

ISTANBUL - A cargo ship trying to break the blockade of Gaza could reach Israel's 20-mile exclusion zone by Friday afternoon, an activist said, but Israel's prime minister vowed the ship will not reach land.

Their dueling comments suggest a potential new clash over Israel's three-year-old blockade of the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip — and come only four days after an Israeli commando raid on a larger aid flotilla left nine activists dead.

Greta Berlin, a spokesman for the Free Gaza group, says the 1,200-ton Rachel Corrie is heading directly to Gaza and will not stop in any port on the way. It is trying to deliver hundreds of tons of aid including wheelchairs, medical supplies and concrete.

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