The phrase "aid boat" is not correct and does not convey a clear meaning in written English.
It may be intended to refer to a type of boat used for assistance or rescue, but without context, it is ambiguous.
Example: "The aid boat was dispatched to help the stranded fishermen."
Alternatives: "rescue boat" or "support vessel".
Earlier this year, Egypt refused to allow an Iranian aid boat to unload after an Israeli warship told the aid boat to leave as it approached Gaza, which is governed by the militant anti-Israeli group Hamas and is home to 1.5 million Palestinians.
The Israeli commando raid on a Turkish aid boat en route to Gaza last May, which left nine dead, also infuriated Turkey and brought diplomatic relations to a virtual standstill.
TEL AVIV -- The Turkish foreign minister and an Israeli cabinet member met secretly in Europe on Wednesday to try to defuse the crisis that erupted after Israel's deadly raid on a Turkish aid boat bound for Gaza.
The boat's voyage from Cyprus was another attempt to thwart the blockade after an Israeli assault on a Turkish Gaza-bound aid boat on May 31 in which Israeli commando forces opened fire, killing nine Turkish Islamic activists on board and setting off an international dispute.
In recent weeks, Turkey has patched up wounds with Israel, which were ruptured over an Israeli commando raid on a Turkish aid boat eight years ago, and with Russia, which had cut trade ties after Turkey downed one of its fighter jets over northern Syria earlier this year.
He imagined stopping in various ports along his route, on a vessel that would serve as an "education center and aid boat," with doctors on board who would perform simple operations on local people to repair cleft palates and harelips or remove benign facial tumors.
Two aid boats had already capsized trying to get to the area.
Turkish news reports suggested that the measures might include naval escorts for any aid boats or flotillas destined for Gaza in the future.
9.43am: ABC News is reporting that two Australians who were travelling on one of the aid boats have not been heard from since they were boarded.
An Australian journalist and photographer onboard aid boats headed for the Gaza Strip have not been heard from since at least 10 people were reportedly killed during a clash with Israeli commandos.
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