Israel Navy contacts the vessels and offers them to dock in Ashdod port

The Israeli Navy addresses a ship nearing the Gaza shore , offering it to dock at the Ashdod Port and transfer its supplies under the ship's crew's supervision. The ship refused to comply.

Contact was made between the Israel Navy and the vessels Tahrir and Saorise which are sailing towards the Gaza Strip. The purpose of this attempt is to create a provocation against the State of Israel, to break the maritime security blockade on Gaza, and to undermine Israel's security.

The IDF Chief of Staff ordered the Navy to board the vessels-should they refuse our radio requests

According to international law, it is lawful for Israel to impose a naval blockade on the Gaza Strip because it is currently in a state of armed conflict with the Hamas terrorist organization, the ruling entity of the Gaza Strip (see the law of blockade for more information). The Hamas terrorist organization is designated as a terrorist entity by the US, UK, EU and state of Israel.
Since taking over the Gaza Strip in 2007, the Hamas terrorist organization has launched thousands of rockets into major Israeli population centers, populated by one million Israeli civilians. During the last decade, Hamas has orchestrated a long series of suicide bombings, killing hundreds of Israeli civilians. The Hamas terrorist organization continues to smuggle rockets into Gaza via the sea and underground tunnels.

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[alydamarte]

stupid people believe that palestinians are arabs! smart people who actually read history know that palestinians are NOT ARABS AND NEVER WILL BE! palestinian is a GREEK WORD for israeli land (northern and southern judea) is was a word only europeans used! until roman emporer hadrian in 136 B.C.E conquered israel and renamed it palaestina and the capital of jerusalem into "capitalina aelina". so stop lying to yourselves muslim scum and long live zionism!

PS im proud of being a zionist christian

[bywukime]

@fasfsdfasd

I LIVE IN ISRAEL U IDIOT.

I have a first hand view for every lie that you are talking about, I don't need anyone to tell me what is going on, I can see for myself.

[GUY DEMARIGNY]

too many uneducated peoples out there ! Jews are NOT Arabs ! Arabs are ISHMAELeem ! Jews are of ISRAEL , anyway , there was only a " mandate of " palestine " [ circa 1920 ] which was for Jews , and Arabs who lived in ERETZ ISRAEL , after ottoman empire fell , many Iraqis , Surians ,Egyptians , allies of germans , infiltrated into ISRAEL , murdering Jews ! It IS ISRAEL , not Ishmael !

[hassan allam]

so funny

[kudopoint1]

Jews are descendants of Arabs just look at there heritage 

[alydamarte]

no, not all arabs some (very few) convert to judaism.

[kudopoint1]

Jews are Arabs

[Bewi Bewi]

في يوم من الايام حفجر نفسي فيكم

[bywukime]

@fasfsdfasd

lol u get 10/10 for ignorance

have a good day