Activists reject Greek flotilla aid solution

But one of the activists said they would not allow it . "We want to break the siege and the flotilla is not about expanding the drip of humanitarian aid to Gaza," she said.

The activists have also suggested they may attempt to flout the Greek ban. Israel's Defence Minister Ehud Barak said that while the developments with the flotilla were positive, Israel "obviously still need[ed] to prepare for the possibility that flotillas [would] arrive."

Greece's Prime Minister George Papandreou was praised for taking action to stop the flotilla by the New York-based Anti-Defamation League. Abraham Foxman, ADL national director, said he had acted responsibly and set an "example for the entire international community".

He added: "Greece's actions to stop these ships from using Greek ports as a launching point will help prevent the public confrontation with Israeli naval authorities these activists are seeking."