Organizers had planned to challenge Israel's naval blockade of Hamas. Iranian vessels with similar aims announced recently that their plans had been canceled due to 'Israeli threats.'
The Lebanese flotilla's delay follows warnings from Israel and America. Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak warned that Lebanon would bear responsibility for the consequences if a flotilla launched from its shores clashed with Israeli troops, while the United States urged Lebanon to 'behave responsibly' and send supplies to Gaza by land, not by sea."
