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Source: http://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/US-warns-activists-trying-to-break-Gaza-blockade-2250597.php
U.S. Warns American Citizens, Turkey over Activists' Attempt to Break Israel's Gaza Blockade
(AP) Bradley Klapper - U.S. citizens attempting to break Israel's naval blockade of Gaza could face action for violating Israeli and American law, the Obama administration warned Thursday, as two boats sailed across the Mediterranean toward a potential confrontation with Israel. 27 pro-Palestinian activists from the U.S. and eight other countries were aboard the boats that set sail from Turkey on Wednesday. State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said the U.S. was renewing its call to Americans "not to involve themselves in this activity." Israel's military says the blockade on Gaza is meant to keep weapons from reaching the Islamic militants and notes that it has been upheld as legal by a UN study. The U.S. has strongly backed Israel's right to prevent cargo from entering Gaza, pointing out that the territory is run by Hamas, a U.S.-designated foreign terrorist organization. It has warned that Americans providing support to Hamas are subject to fines and jail.