The Israeli military has decided that the “Madleen” boat, which is sailing to Gaza and carrying 12 pro-Palestinian activists, will not be allowed to approach or dock in the Gaza Strip, a senior Israeli defence source tells The Jerusalem Post.

It quoted the source as further saying that Defence Minister Israel Katz was expected to make more decisions today.

The ship is expected to arrive within a week.

It quoted KAN as saying that Israel initially considered allowing the ship to dock in Gaza after security officials determined it did not pose a threat. However, authorities later reversed this decision.