By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 4:55 PM on 4th November 2011 Israeli forces have boarded aid vessels trying to break its naval blockade of Gaza, the country's military said today. Two protest boats approached the Gaza coast on Friday with the intent to violate Israel's naval blockade of the territory, but were met by Israeli navy vessels, according to Palestinian activists. The boats were said to have been towed to the Israeli port of Ashdod, north-east of Gaza, following a 'peaceful' takeover. Taken over: In an image released by the Israel Defence Forces, one of the two Gaza-bound boats can be seen before it was boarded by members of the Israeli navy
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Aid vessels carrying activists and supplies towed to Israeli port by navy
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