The 1,200-ton aid ship 'Rachel Corrie' approaches the port of Ashdod, Israel. Israeli forces seized the Gaza-bound aid vessel swiftly and without meeting resistance, preventing it from breaking a naval blockade of the Hamas-ruled territory days after a similar effort turned bloody.

First published in the June 05, 2010, 9:07 p.m. edition

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