Jerusalem – The Israeli navy boarded on Friday two yachts carrying pro-Palestinian activists who had set sail for the Gaza Strip in a challenge to Israel’s blockade of the Islamist-controlled territory.
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The military said in a statement that the Canadian “Tahrir” and Irish “Saoirse” vessels would be taken to the Israeli port of Ashdod.
“The Israel Navy soldiers operated as planned, and took every precaution necessary to ensure the safety of the activists onboard the vessels as well as themselves,” the statement said. A military source said nobody was injured in the operation.
Good. This is our country regardless of what Palestinians or Turkey or anyone else says. We have the right to defend it, build on it and blockade its enemies. No need to apologize
Stupid. They will just keep doing this until they get punished for real. Israel should have torpedoed the boats, and demonstrated that breaching the blockade is an act of war which is handled by defensive aggression.