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Israel Navy surrounds last Flotilla ship
Alkarameh – Dignity French ship is miles away from the Gaza Strip but the Israeli Navy already moved to try to stop it from moving forward. The ship holds ten activists on board and determines to move forward towards Gaza in an attempt to demonstrate against the Israeli siege on Gaza.
The recent UN commission report that supported the naval blockade on Gaza and considered it legal encouraged the Israeli authorities to continue preventing any access into Gaza. The report also stated that Israel army used excessive force while trying to stop the former Gaza flotilla.
Israel offers to “ease” the blockade on Gaza
After three years of blockade on more than one million and seven hundred Palestinians who live in the Gaza strip,[singlepic id=247 w=280 h=200 float=right] Israel is considering an easement on the entrance to the strip but refuses to end the blockade. The Israeli decision to consider an easement on the entrances to Gaza was made after the worldwide criticism that was made about the Israeli policy regarding the Gaza strip and the late freedom flotilla incident that Israel killed in it nine peace activists while preventing it from reaching Gaza.
When Justice cannot be ignored anymore
The freedom flotilla events brought great pressure and criticism of Israel all around the world. The reactions varied between cutting diplomatic relations with [singlepic id=240 w=320 h=240 float=right] Israel, withdrawing the ambassador and even going to the UN Security Council to condemn Israel for the killing of the sixteen activists that were on the ships.
Israel decided to release all the activists that it imprisoned because of the pressure that it is facing in the international community. The Turkish government criticized Israel, accused it of state terrorism and threatened not to examine turkey’s patience. The United States government faced some complications in
The Freedom Flotilla incident and Israel’s war plans for the future
While observing Israel’s latest action in attacking the freedom flotilla, one can reach a conclusion that Israel’s policy in using force will lead the area to war [singlepic id=237 w=300 h=210 float=right]soon. The current Israel government has been working since several months to prepare for the next confrontation in the Middle East.
The Israeli army made several exercises and training to evaluate its capability in both launching a war and defending a possible attack in any moment. Not only this but the security forces have trained itself very well to know how to deal with the Israeli population while in war. The diplomatic effort to gain an international support for a possible Israeli attack is in its high levels.
Israel attacks the Freedom Flotilla: 16 killed and dozens injured
More than 16 people were killed and dozens were injured when Israeli troops attack the aid carrying ships from sea and air while on their way to break the [singlepic id=236 w=320 h=240 float=right] blockage on Gaza. The flotilla have hundreds of supporters and unarmed civilians who decided to join get on the ships and go to Gaza to try to break the siege which turned the life of the Palestinians there to become one of the worst in the world.
The Israeli army and Interior Minister decided to storm the flotilla and prevent it from moving forward towards Gaza. The result was killing more than 16
