Dozens of boats carrying activists and aid for Palestinians set sail from Turkey's Mediterranean coast on Thursday in the latest attempt to break Israel's naval blockade of Gaza – just weeks after Israel intercepted a previous flotilla and detained two activists.

Dozens of boats carrying activists and aid for Palestinians set sail from Turkey’s Mediterranean coast. It's the latest attempt to break Israel’s naval blockade of Gaza.

Dozens of ships set sail from southwestern Turkey as part of a Gaza-bound aid flotilla on Thursday, an organizer told AFP.“Around 50 ships sailed from