Libyan boat heading for Gaza

LIBYA: A Libyan aid ship stayed on course for the besieged Gaza Strip Sunday despite Israeli warnings that it will be intercepted at sea, said an organiser on board the boat.

"We are heading for Gaza. We will not change direction," Mashallah Zwei, a representative of the Kadhafi Foundation, a Libyan charity, told AFP by satellite phone.

Zwei insisted the foundation was not seeking "a confrontation or a provocation," when asked about the risks of a repeat of an Israeli naval raid on an aid flotilla on May 31 that killed nine Turks.

"For the time being our only thought is delivering the aid to Gaza," he said. "We are supported by the international community, who, we hope, will help us reach our goal."

Tripoli, Monday, AFP