A ship - named the
"Amalthia" - set sail Saturday from the Greek port of Lavrio with 12 crew and 15 activists and supporters on
board, and about 2,000 tons of humanitarian aid supplied by the Gadhafi International Charity and Development Association, headed by Saif Al-Islam Gaddafi, the second-born son of the Libyan leader. An official from ACA Shipping, which owns the
ship, said: "If they (the Israelis) don't let us reach we will head to El Arish harbor in
Egypt." The cargo consists of food, particularly baby food, cereal, various kinds of juice, various medicines, especially for kidney patients, a generator and other aid that doesn't include prohibited items."
On Friday, Israel launched a diplomatic move at the United Nations in efforts to enlist the international community to help prevent the Libyan aid ship from sailing to Gaza.
