Hamas calls on Greece to let Gaza flotilla sail

The Hamas government in the Gaza Strip on Sunday called on Greece to allow a flotilla of aid ships to set sail for the Israeli-blockaded Palestinian territory.
"We regret the position of Greece, which has responded to international pressure to stop the Freedom Flotilla from sailing," Hamas foreign minister Mohamed Awad told a news conference at Gaza's port. "We call on them to reconsider their ban on the flotilla setting sail and to allow them to leave," he added.
Several ships participating in the so-called Freedom Flotilla have been forced to remain docked in Greece after local authorities warned that they did not have permission to set sail for Gaza.