Jerusalem ( CNN ) -- An aid ship trying to break Israel 's blockade of Gaza still plans to aim for the Palestinian territory , its organizer told CNN on Sunday , despite Israel 's foreign ministry saying it would likely dock elsewhere . But the activists on the boat will not resist if they are confronted by the Israeli military , said Youssef Sawani , the executive director of the Gadhafi Foundation , which is sending the boat . Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak called the ship `` an unnecessary provocation . '' The ship , launched by a charity headed by Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi 's son , set sail from Greece on Saturday carrying 2,000 tons of aid . It should take 70 to 80 hours -- about three to three-and-a-half days -- to reach Gaza , Sawani said . The Gadhafi Foundation refers to the ship as the Hope , although it appears to be registered formally as the MV Amalthea . It is Moldovan flagged and run by ACA Shipping , based in Greece . `` This is purely a humanitarian effort , '' he said , adding `` The Israelis should seize this opportunity and allow the goods into Gaza . '' Aside from the ship 's crew , Sawani says nine others are on board : Six Libyans , one Moroccan and one person from Niger , all of whom work with the Gadhafi Foundation , plus a journalist from Al Jazeera , Sawani added . Israel insists on controlling the entry of all goods into Gaza , which is run by the militant movement Hamas , because it says it must keep weapons out of the hands of people determined to attack it . Barak said Israel would not allow the aid ship to dock in Gaza , but said it could unload goods elsewhere and Israel would allow them to enter the Palestinian territory by land after Israel inspects them . `` Goods can be transferred into Gaza through the port of Ashdod after they are inspected , but we will not allow the transfer of weapons or ammunition into Gaza , '' he said . `` We recommend to the organizers of the flotilla to allow navy vessels to escort it to the port of Ashdod or sail directly to el-Arish '' in Egypt . Israeli commandos boarded a Turkish aid ship in May , resulting in violence between the troops and the activists on the ship that left nine Turks dead . The raid prompted international condemnation and threatened Israeli-Turkish relations . CNN 's Frederik Pleitgen and Guy Azriel and journalist Elinda Labropoulou contributed to this report .
Israel : It will take about three hours to reach Gaza . Israel says it will not let ship reach Gaza , calling it ` ` a provocation '' Activists on boat will not protest if boarded , Israel says . Israeli defense minister : We will allow ship into Gaza if it docks elsewhere .