Another aid ship set to sail for Gaza: "BEIRUT — Another blockade-busting ship with activists and aid on board could embark within days on a new attempt to reach Gaza after Lebanese authorities granted permission yesterday for it to sail first to Cyprus."

Former Israeli top spy calls for strike on Iran: "Israel should launch a pre-emptive strike to prevent arch-foe Iran from going nuclear, a former head of Israel's Mossad intelligence agency said on Monday."

DEBKAfile: Gaza sea blockade upheld by US, EU as Israel eases land siege
"Barring surprises, the sea campaign against Israel's naval blockade of Gaza spearheaded by Turkey may have run its course,"

Organizers of Lebanon's Gaza flotilla make formal request to sail
"Lebanese organizers of the flotilla said activists were on their way to take part in the latest attempt to break Israel's maritime blockade on Gaza."