Libyan ship captain says will sail to Egypt

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The captain of a Libyan aid ship bound for Gaza announced that he would reroute his vessel to El-Arish port in Egypt, the IDF said Tuesday evening.

Navy forces had contacted the ship a number of times throughout the day to explain that it would not be allowed to dock in Gaza because of the naval blockade, but army officials stressed that the ship was being diligently monitored in any case.

The Navy said the ship had altered its course overnight and was headed towards Egypt's shores, but that it had not entered the country's territorial waters at the time of the captain's announcement.

IDF officials remained wary, but they said that the fact the captain had requested permission to dock at El-Arish was a good sign.

The ship has received permission to dock in Egypt instead of Gaza, according to an Egyptian official.

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