Yedioth Ahronoth: America Asked Turkey to Prevent 15 Ships from Sailing in a Fleet to Gaza

Translation by SadaNews - The Hebrew newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth revealed on Thursday evening that the United States requested Turkey to prevent the departure of 15 ships that are part of a maritime fleet headed to the Gaza Strip.

The new fleet includes 60 ships, many of which participated in the previous fleet that was stopped at the island of Crete.

Currently, there are 35 ships docked in Crete, including 15 Turkish ships.

The Hebrew newspaper's website, as translated by SadaNews, noted that the United States is working with Turkey to prevent the ships from leaving its shores toward the Gaza Strip, at the request of Israel.

It indicated that U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has sent messages regarding this matter to his Turkish counterpart Hakan Fidan.

The new fleet is expected to arrive on the fifteenth of this month near the coasts of occupied Palestine.