A small Greek-flagged vessel left the Cypriot port of Larnaca on Monday afternoon for the war-battered Gaza Strip, with more than 30 pro-Palestinian activists, aid workers and medical supply on board.
Israeli authorities have warned that they would turn them back "by all means," according to Cypriot port officials.
But Huwaida Arraf, spokeswoman for the U.S.-based Free Gaza Movement, said they would not be deterred by the threats.
Theodoros Dritsas, member of Greek parliament, told Xinhua through an interpreter that this is simply a peaceful humanitarian mission, which is not against any international law.
He called on the international community to press Israel for allowing humanitarian missions into the besieged Gaza Strip.
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