Palestinian Prime Minister in Gaza Strip , Ismail Haniyeh speaks at his office in Gaza City, Tuesday on Sept. 28, 2010. Israeli naval forces on Tuesday intercepted a catamaran carrying nine Jewish activists attempting to breach Israel's naval blockade of Gaza, as they sailed toward the Gaza Strip. Israeli forces encountered no resistance taking control of the sailboat and escorted to the Israeli port of Ashdod, the military said. The incident occurred four months after a deadly Israeli raid on an international flotilla, in which nine Turkish activists were killed in clashes with naval commandos . Photo by Mohammed Asad