Update: Israel Navy soldiers boarded the vessels. Initial contact was made between the Israel Navy and the vessels Tahrir and Saorise which are sailing towards the Gaza Strip. The purpose of this attempt is to create a provocation against the State of Israel, to break the
The Israel Navy is prepared to contact two vessels, that according to reports on the internet and in the media, are currently headed toward the Gaza Strip with the intention of breaking the legal maritime security blockade, in the coming days.
Rear Admiral Ram Rutberg was appointed commander in chief of the Israel Navy and promoted to the rank of vice admiral in a ceremony held in the IDF chief of the general staff’s chamber in the Tel Aviv “Rabin” base.
Speaking at a memorial ceremony for fallen soldiers from the Israel Navy on August 30, 2011, Lieutenant General Benny Gantz mentioned his recent tour in southern Israel:
The below photos show the condition of Al-Karama ship passengers following the boarding of Israeli naval soldiers. Israeli naval soldier helps Al-Karama passenger board an Israel Navy vessel. The Al-Karama, a ship belonging to the Free Gaza Movement’s flotilla initiative,
IDF Spokesperson Brigadier General Yoav Mordechai explained that the boarding of the Al-Karama took place “as soon as their actions turned into a provocation.” “After our dialogue with the yacht reached a dead-end and all options were exhausted, the Israel
In accordance with government directives, after all diplomatic channels had been exhausted and continuous calls to the vessel had been ignored, IDF Navy soldiers boarded the Al-Karama in an effort to stop it from breaking the maritime security blockade on the
The Israel Navy is currently in a dialogue with the activists on-board the Al-Karama, in an attempt to dissuade them from continuing on their route into an area under a maritime security blockade off the coast of Gaza. In accordance
Below are some of the attempts by terror sponsoring states to arm terrorist organizations such as Hamas and Hezbollah operating in the Gaza Strip and Southern Lebanon with weapons smuggled via the sea. These attempts are those publicly made available
Despite the repeated commitment of flotilla organizers to nonviolence, their instructions to activists on board reveal that they interpret this broadly enough that these same tactics are liable to cause significant injury to IDF soldiers. Both the International Solidarity Movement