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"Anyone wishing to transfer humanitarian aid into Gaza is welcome to do it in coordination with Israel and through the regular crossings. They can also contact Egypt."

"Navy ships approached the Libyan boat and ordered it on the radio to turn back, and so it did," Israeli foreign ministry spokesman Yigal Palmor said.

"The crew has told us Israeli warships were conducting harassment measures even though it is a civilian vessel loaded with humanitarian aid," the official told AFP.

The source said that the crew will have no option but to return to Libya as the goods can't be unloaded in Gaza.

The Libyan consignment consists of 1,200 tons of rice, 750 tons of milk, 500 tons of oil, 500 tons of flour and 100 tons of medicine, said the Libyan Fund for Aid and Development in Africa, which chartered the vessel.