Hamas: Israeli Troops

Estelle Dept: JERUSALEM - Israeli troops commandeered a Gaza-bound ship on Saturday as the vessel tried to break through Israel's blockade of the seaside strip ruled by the Islamic militant Hamas group, according to Winnipeg Free Press. The trip by the ship, Estelle, marked the latest challenge to the air, land and sea embargo of Gaza that Israel imposed after Hamas seized the territory in 2007 and former NDP MP Jim Manly makes a statement in a pre-recorded video released on YouTube on Saturday Oct. 20, 2012, after the Estelle was commandeered by Israeli troops. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO - YouTube, CanadaBoatGaza European lawmakers and other pro-Palestinian activists aboard including one former Canadian MP did not resist, and the Finnish-flagged vessel was diverted to an Israeli port. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.