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
The 2011 Gaza flotilla organizers have improved upon their formula, posing a greater threat to the Israel Navy than they did during their attempt last year to break Israel’s lawfully imposed naval blockade on Gaza. The Hamas terrorist organization and
Despite claiming that their purpose is humanitarian, the actions of the 2010 Gaza flotilla organizers reveal their goal to be explicitly political. As noted earlier this week in the New York Times, the boat called “The Audacity of Hope” is
According to Israeli military intelligence, the Hamas terrorist organization and several organizations behind the 2011 Gaza flotilla have similar funding sources. Three Islamic charity funds from the Hamas-affiliated Charity Coalition directly fund Hamas and some of the organizations connected to
On a daily basis, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) ensures the transfer of nearly 6,000 tons of goods into the Gaza Strip. This translates to roughly 260 truckloads, which enter via the Kerem Shalom land crossing. Despite the commotion caused
IDF Spokeswoman Lieutenant Colonel Avital Leibovich, head of the IDF Foreign Press Branch, addresses the planned 2011 Gaza flotilla which overtly declares its intention to sail to the Gaza Strip, governed by the Hamas terrorist organization. Lt. Col. Leibovich explains