MV ''Amalthea'' (built 1985) is a

Moldova Moldova ( , ; ), officially the Republic of Moldova ( ro, Republica Moldova), is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Romania to the west and Ukraine to the north, east, and south. The unrecognised state of Transnistr ...

n-flagged cargo ship owned by A.C.A. Shipping in

Greece Greece,, or , romanized: ', officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the southern tip of the Balkans, and is located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Greece shares land borders ...

.ACA Shipping
/ref> In 2010, ''Amalthea'' was chartered by the

Gaddafi International Charity and Development Foundation The Gaddafi International Charity and Development Foundation (GICDF, ar, مؤسسة القذافي العالمية للجمعيات الخيرية والتنمية), known also as GIFCA, was an international non-governmental organisation (NGO) w ...

(GICDF), a

Libya Libya (; ar, ليبيا, Lībiyā), officially the State of Libya ( ar, دولة ليبيا, Dawlat Lībiyā), is a country in the Maghreb region in North Africa. It is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to the east, Suda ...

n charity organization headed by

Saif al-Islam Gaddafi Saif al-Islam Muammar al-Gaddafi ( ar, سيف الإسلام معمر القذافي; born 25 June 1972) is a Libyan political figure. He is the second son of the late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi and his second wife Safia Farkash. He was a p ...

, to deliver humanitarian aid to the

Gaza Strip The Gaza Strip (;The New Oxford Dictionary of English (1998) – p.761 "Gaza Strip /'gɑːzə/ a strip of territory under the control of the Palestinian National Authority and Hamas, on the SE Mediterranean coast including the town of Gaza.. ...

. Renamed ''Hope'' for the voyage, it left the port of Lavrio, Greece around 8 pm on 10 July 2010 carrying 2,000 tons of food, medical suppliesWorld datelines , Deseret News: "Greece: Ship Egypt-bound." 10 July 2010
/ref> and pre-fabricated houses.BBC News: "Israel warships monitoring Gaza-bound Libyan aid ship." 14 July 2010
/ref> Israel requested the United Nations to prevent Libyan sponsored Gaza-bound marine vessel from "violating the existing

naval blockade A navy, naval force, or maritime force is the branch of a nation's armed forces principally designated for naval and amphibious warfare; namely, lake-borne, riverine, littoral, or ocean-borne combat operations and related functions. It includ ...

on the

".Israel requests the UN to prevent Libyan aid ship from violating blockade
The ship docked at the port of El Arish, Egypt on 14 JulyBBC News: "Libyan ship with Gaza aid arrives in Egyptian port"
/ref> from where the supplies were reportedly to be taken to Gaza by road. The humanitarian aid and supplies were donated by Greek companies and charities. "We got the grapes, so why kill the vineyard guard?"

, GICDF chairman, explained the agreement of Libya to transfer fifty million US dollars through

UNRWA The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) is a UN agency that supports the relief and human development of Palestinian refugees. UNRWA's mandate encompasses Palestinians displaced by the 1948 ...

for reconstruction of the

.Gaddafi Jr.: Libya to funnel $50M to Gaza
/ref> According to reports the deal was brokered by

Martin Schlaff Martin Schlaff (born 6 August 1953) is an Austrian businessman. He was occupied in trade with East Germany before the German reunification. According to investigations by the German parliament, Schlaff was an unofficial employee of the Stasi. His ...

, who is thought to have close ties to leaders in both Israel and Libya.Libyan aid for Gaza -- a success story?
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