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<p>Muna al-Farra says the &#8220;Gaza Ark&#8221; aims to break the Israeli blockade with help from French and Canadian activists in partnership with Palestinian activists and traders.</p>
<p>The ship will have 13 activists on board with an undetermined number of Palestinian traders. The voyage is expected to depart in the first months of 2013, al-Farra said.</p>
<p>Organizers expect to load agricultural products onto the ship after coordinating with foreign ports. The ship will also accompany Palestinian fishermen to protect them from Israeli gunboats.</p>
<p>Late last month the Israeli navy boarded a Finnish ship attempting to break the sea blockade and deliver aid. The cargo included cement, wheel chairs, crutches, musical instruments and toys.</p>
<p>Activists have mounted several other attempts to break the blockade by sea. Most were stopped by Israel, including one in May 2010 when marines killed nine activists.</p>
<p>Israel loosened its siege after the bloodshed sparked international outrage, but it has only allowed a trickle of exports to leave the coastal enclave.</p>
<p><b>Exports ban</b></p>
<p>The ban on exports is the most damaging restriction holding back Gaza&#8217;s economy. Experts say its private sector will not recover until access to traditional markets is restored.</p>
<p>The few products allowed to leave are generally only sent to foreign markets and not the West Bank. In March, Israel allowed a shipment of date bars to be sent to the West Bank.</p>
<p>In September an Israeli official said Israel would soon allow furniture and clothes to be exported to the West Bank, after allowing certain products to leave for Europe in May.</p>
<p>Israel tightened restrictions on Gaza after Hamas won elections in 2006 and imposed a crippling siege in the aftermath of Fatah&#8217;s ouster in the summer of 2007 and a 2008-2009 invasion.</p>
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