Yonatan Shapira, a peace activist aboard the Irene, an aid vessel headed to Gaza Strip, said that "We have a strategy of non-violence and non-confrontation, if the Israeli army stopped the boat, we will divert it to the port (of Ashdod).
"We have a clear mission, to break the blockade... We left around 1 PM and I hope we will arrive in Gaza in the next two days. " (Aviel Magnezi)