Organisers of a flotilla say they have detected at least 20 vessels on their radar nearby. Photo: AP PHOTO

Military personnel have intercepted an international flotilla trying to deliver medicine and food to the Gaza Strip and boarded its boats as it approached the war-ravaged enclave, the mission's organisers say.

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Twenty unidentified vessels were seen approaching the flotilla earlier on Wednesday night, multiple people on board said, as passengers put on life vests and braced for a takeover.

"Our vessels are being illegally intercepted. Cameras are offline and vessels have been bo

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