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JERUSALEM (CNN) -- Israeli police confiscated a shipment of goods destined for Gaza in the latest effort to break a blockade of the Palestinian-controlled region.
The goods were supposed to be loaded on a boat headed to Gaza Sunday morning, Israeli police spokesman Mickey Rosenfeld said. It is not yet known what kind of goods were bound for Gaza.
A truck carrying the goods was slated to meet up with the boat, but it was stopped by Israeli authorities. Israeli police told the boat owner that he would not be allowed to sail to Gaza and asked him to dock at Tel Aviv Marina A, Rosenfeld said.
The goods were confiscated before being placed on the boat. Three people on the truck were detained for questioning, Rosenfeld added.
Israeli Arab lawmakers and Israeli activists planned to sail to Gaza Sunday morning in an attempt to deliver humanitarian aid.
Ahmed Tibi, one of the Israeli Arab Knesset members involved in the operations, told CNN that they will continue to attempt to reach Gaza by land, sea or air. Knesset members Taleb al-Sana and Mohammad Barakeh were also among the ship's intended passengers.
Israel maintains that rocket attacks and security threats from militant groups in Gaza forced it to close its border crossings with Gaza. The blockade also applies to ships coming into Gaza. Israel controls the waters off the coast of the Palestinian territory.
Human rights groups have expressed concern about the Israeli blockade on Gaza, which has restricted the delivery of emergency aid and fuel supplies. The United Nations' Relief and Works Agency successfully delivered 12 trucks of aid through the Kerem Shalom border crossing late in November.
The U.N. has launched a humanitarian appeal for Gaza because of what the regional U.N. humanitarian coordinator Maxwell Gaylard called "an assault on human dignity."
CNN's Shira Medding contributed to this report.
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