Israeli troops boarded an aid ship heading for Gaza on Saturday, but there was no violent confrontation.

Cyclone Phet killed six people in Oman before it barrelled on towards Pakistan, Oman's civil defence force said on Saturday.

A rocket fired from the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip landed in southern Israel but caused no casualties, the Israeli military said.

Two British soldiers were killed in a small arms clash with insurgent forces in Afghanistan's southern Helmand province.

The fight over what happened on board the ferry is still raging on YouTube, with both sides posting more and more clips.