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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
Palestinians mark the Sixty-Two Nakbah anniversary with more Israeli attacks on the West Bank and Gaza
While the Palestinians live the sixty-two Nakbah anniversary, the Israeli settlers continue to attack Palestinians in the West Bank. Palestinian teenager Aysar [singlepic id=190 w=320 h=240 float=right] Al – Zaban was shot by an Israeli settler while he was tending his family’s land at Mazra’a Al Sharqia village near Ramalla. The fifteen years old boy was killed although he was not even involved in the stones throwing in the area. In Gaza, a sixty-five years old man was shot by the Israeli army who claimed that he was trying to walk towards the security siege which the Israelis have put around the Gaza strip.
