![Image of the humanitarian aid boat, the MV Mavi Marmara, before it left Turkey in 2010 [Farhat Jah/Flickr]](https://i2.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/2010_5_20-The-MV-Mavi-Marmara-before-it-left-Istanbul4815817929_c48ffbbc4d_o.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=75&strip=all&ssl=1)
On 31 May, 2010, Israel carried out a deadly attack on human rights activists trying to deliver humanitarian aid to the besieged Gaza Strip. After boarding the Mavi Marmara...
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