Israel urges 'international community' to stop new Lebanese flotilla

Defense Minister Ehud Barak urged the 'international community' to stop a Lebanese 'flotilla' from setting out for Gaza on Friday. The 'flotilla,' which is due to set out from Tripoli this weekend, has a ship full of women and a ship full of journolists. This flotilla was an attempt to “incite a confrontation and raise tensions in our region,” Ambassador to the UN Gabriela Shalev said in letters