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Only 50 nautical miles separate the two ships that aim to break the Gaza strip blockade, currently sailing towards the Gaza shore.

Activists on board the Irish Saoirse (Gaelic for Freedom) and the Canadian Tahrir (Arabic for Liberation) expect that they will be intercepted by the Israeli navy 30 nautical miles before reaching Gaza.

An onboard television reporter, Alaa Abdel Ghani, told Ahram Online through his @hassan_ghani Twitter account that the two ships are as of yet still sailing at full speed with no contact nor interference from Israelis. He added that activists raised the Palestinian flag on the Tahrir ship.

Meanwhile, the Israeli army radio has already stated that their navy is preparing to stop the two Gaza ships in the Mediterranean.

Twitter activists on the boat say they can see Palestinians in fishing boats preparing to welcome the the two boats.

The Race Is On: Tahrir and Saoirse Aid Flotillas Only 50 miles From Gaza (News.com)

Israel Poised To Intercept Flotilla (Irish Times)

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