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GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Two boats carrying dozens of international activists sailed into the Gaza Strip on Saturday in defiance of an Israeli blockade, receiving a jubilant welcome from thousands of Palestinians.
The boats docked in Gaza City’s tiny port after a two-day journey. On one of the boats, “End Occupation” was written in large letters and Palestinian flags snapped in the wind.
“It was a tough time, almost 36 hours. It was very hard for many of us,” said one of the activists, Tom Nelson, 64, a lawyer from Zigzag, Ore. “But the Gaza people are amazing.”
He said he hoped the group’s arrival would draw attention in the West to the difficult conditions caused by the blockade in Gaza.
