Footage from the Mavi Marmara Including Injured Soldiers and Items Found On Board

Early this morning, IDF Naval Forces boarded six ships attempting to break the maritime closure of the Gaza Strip. This happened after numerous warnings from Israel and the Israeli Navy that were issued prior to the action. The Israel Navy requested the ships to redirect toward Ashdod where they would be able to unload their aid supplies which would then be transferred over land after undergoing security inspections.

During the boarding of the ships, the demonstrators onboard attacked the IDF Naval personnel with live fire and light weaponry including knives and clubs. Additionally one of the weapons used was grabbed from an IDF soldier. The demonstrators had clearly prepared their weapons in advance for this specific purpose.

As a result of this life-threatening and violent activity, naval forces employed riot dispersal means, as well as live fire.

According to initial reports, these events resulted in the deaths of nine demonstrators and seven naval personnel were injured, some from gunfire and some from various other weapons. Two of the soldiers are moderately wounded and the remainder sustained light injuries. All of the injured, Israelis and foreigners have been evacuated by helicopter to hospitals in Israel.

Reports from IDF forces on the scene are that it seems as if part of the participants onboard the ships were planning to lynch the forces.

The interception of the flotilla followed numerous warnings given to the organizers of the flotilla before leaving their ports as well as while sailing towards the Gaza Strip. In these warnings, it was made clear to the organizers that they could dock in the Ashdod sea port and unload the equipment they are carrying in order to deliver it to the Gaza Strip in an orderly manner, following the appropriate security checks. Upon expressing their unwillingness to cooperate and arrive at the port, it was decided to board the ships and lead them to Ashdod.

IDF naval personnel encountered severe violence, including use of weaponry prepared in advance in order to attack and to harm them. The forces operated in adherence with operational commands and took all necessary actions in order to avoid violence, but to no avail.

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• IDF
• Israel
• Ship
• Mavi
• Marmara
• Gaza
• Freedom
• Flotilla
• Attack
• Injured
• Soldiers

[nobodyatlocalhost]

@MrMember7

That is silly. They claimed to be peace activists trained in nonviolent methods. They were not defending their vessel. They clearly planned to ambush the soldiers after repeatedly refusing over several days to follow the humanitarian aide protocol the rest of the world follows. They even sent the Western peace activist useful idiots down to the lower decks!

[einavush1]

am yisraelll chaiiiiii!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

[geoffshred]

bullshit israel aggressor death to all in israel

[ThalamusMinimus]

The U.N. “found that Israel’s blockade of Hamas-ruled Gaza is LEGAL" ...and that ISR "owes no apology or reparation to Turkey.”

~~THE TELEGRAPH 7-7-11 online~~

also "justified in stopping vessels even OUTSIDE ITS TERRITORIAL WATERS."

So, sorry to shit on the parade of lies from propagandists, & all those who think they know more than they actually know about international law like 7undreissig ("doesnt have a single right to stop...on interntational waters.") :-) Okay I'm not sorry, hahahaha!

[CaptainAmerica322]

@magusn27

I think that an activist ship sailing through a blockade counts as provocation dumb ass. Watch any footage, you'll see the animals attack the soldiers with big rods, even axes and knives.

[CaptainAmerica322]

@aliselvi

I see you pick and choose from the list of weapons found on board. So, using that tactic, I could say, guns vs paint guns....good job Turkish fuckers. Yeah, like it or not, guns, axes, big metal rods, knives, etc. In the hands of a mob, who attack a man who lands on the deck armed with a paintball gun.

[aliselvi]

@viniczai7 --- slings and marbles... vs. guns and military offense forces.. wow, good job on iDeaF part.

[viniczai7]

There were clashes only on a single ship, the rest of the convoy was unharmed. Israel has the right to security and to stop its enemy (Hamas, Hesbollah) from getting its hands on weapons. They only wanted to scour the ship for weapons and not to stop aids reaching Gaza. If some use such actions to supply the Palestine with weaponry than this is no longer a civilian humanitarian action but a shear military one the Israeli have the right to intervene.

[kdsf12]

This does not take in to account the IDF opening fire on the vessel BEFORE the helicopter arrived.

The IDF came along side of the starboard of the ship and opened fire long before that. THEN these people knew they would be under attack (when the helicopter arrived) and grabbed anything available on the ship that they could swing at somebody.

[magusn27]

Ooh! Shot by catapult! Poor Evil Zionists!!!! WHAT BULLSHIT PROPAGANDA!

[magusn27]

Ooh! Shot by catapult! Poor Evil Zionists!!!! When you used machine guns, intimidation, then force and killed people on board! Which is the more intimidating weapon? Catapult or Machine Gun??? Who began the provocation of the incident??  Oh yes! The Evil Zionist! Great Propaganda! You have everyone under great control, is that why you fluoridate the water of your own people???