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
Amin Abou Ibrahim, also known as Amin Abou Rashed, is one of the main organizers of the ”Freedom Flotilla 2″ and a founder of the ECESG, a central organization participating in the flotilla. Recently, the Dutch daily newspaper De Telegraaf cited
The below video illustrates the need for the Israeli Navy to thoroughly search suspicious ships in order to prevent rockets and other weaponry from being used on Israeli civilians. The Israeli Navy has previously intercepted numerous ships carrying weapons which
F-16I Planes Fly Over Tel-Aviv For Israel’s 63rd Independence Day In honor of the State of Israel’s 63rd Independence Day, the IDF will hold its annual events and will open several IDF bases to the general public. On Monday and Tuesday, May
[vodpod id=Video.5770213&w=425&h=350&fv=] Update: According to shipment documents and crew questioning, the vessel initially departed from the Lattakia Port in Syria, and then proceeded to Mersin Port in Turkey. The IDF emphasizes that Turkey has no connection to this incident regarding