Fatima Mohammadi, Kevin Ovenden and Nicola Enchmarch of Viva Palestina were on board ships of the Gaza flotilla raided by the Israelis. The flotilla was organised with the charitable Turkish IHH organisation. The IHH sent the MV "Mavi Marmara", also carrying Viva Palestina delegates, on which nine people were killed by Israeli commandos. The Free Gaza Movement, which had experience of sending boats previously, sent the MV "Rachel Corrie".