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Israeli Soldiers Stabbed and Attacked in Gaza Flotilla Raid
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by tikun | May 30, 2010 at 11:33 pm
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Gaza flotilla ships transported to Ashdod
IDF Spokesperson’s Office says fighters who raided vessels headed to Gaza ‘attacked with clubs, long knives.’
IDF response on actions of soldiers on Gaza flotilla “They were attacked with severe physical violence including live fire, bold weapons, knifes and clubs that were prepared in advance. one of the weapons was abducted from the soldiers and was used against them. Initial reports from the incident it appears that more than 10 participant of the flotilla were killed, and additional ones injured. 4 soldiers were wounded, some from live fire, some moderate and some light. all the injured foreign and Israeli are helicoptered from the city to hospitals in Israel.
Testimonies of the soldier – the members of the flotilla were prepared to lynch or to attack the solider in mobs the moment they landed on the boat. The incident is still ongoing…The commander of the navy is commanding the operation from the sea. Currently into the next few hours the boats are directed to the Ashdod port. They will go through a security inspection in order to inspect the people and the equipment they are carrying. It is important to emphasize that the Israeli navy is working in accordance with the Israeli government. taking over the ships was only done after many attempts and appeals to government, organizations and the organizers of the flotilla, before they left the port and during – it was made clear to them that they can dock in Ashdod, only when they continued to refuse, they were intercepted”
Rambam Hospital officials report that it has received IDF soldiers with stab wounds from the Gaza flotilla battle .
Arutz Sheva : Israel National News reports that militants aboard the flotilla opened fire on the Israeli soldiers.
The IDF reports that the crew of the Gaza-bound flotilla lay in wait for the IDF to board their vessel and then attacked IDF soldiers. One crew member reportedly snatched a gun from an IDF soldier and then opened fire on the troops. One soldier was stabbed in the stomach with a sharp object. The soldier is in moderate condition and was transferred for medical treatment by helicopter to Rambam Hospital in Haifa. Doctors there determined he would require surgery. Two other soldiers were also wounded and were transferred to Tel Hashomer hospital.
The IDF searched the boats for arms immediately after the takeover. The soldiers were forced to use tear gas after they were attacked with knives, daggers and cudgels, putting their lives in danger. Unofficial reports that ten persons have been killed and another ten wounded were admitted to Rambam Hospital in Haifa were changed by the Arab television station Al Jazeera, to two killed and four wounded. An Al Jazeera reporter on one of the boats reported hearing gunshots.
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EnriqueEre (not verified)at 01:45 on May 31st, 2010
Poor Israel... Just like 1967... Just like Uss Liberty... Right? RIGHT?
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jcccccc (not verified)at 02:03 on May 31st, 2010
Israel are liars.
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Jane D. (not verified)at 06:26 on May 31st, 2010
"Peace activists" with guns, axes, clubs, knives... The Israeli soldiers weren't prepared for such a violent attack at them!The pro-palestines are doing it again: attacking, terrorizing and then crying to the world...
at 07:10 on May 31st, 2010
IT has been reported in the Canadian Media that a Canadian activist was also onboard, though not clear if he was one of the dead.
at 18:33 on June 2nd, 2010
Poor Israel, all they were trying to do was assault a bunch of humanitarians, how dare the activists defend themselves in international waters and in compliance with international law.
/end sarcasm
at 04:11 on June 3rd, 2010
Josh come on now. you do not have to agree but this BS is a bit over the top now.
A confirmed terrorist leader was among the Gaza flotilla extremists aboard the Mavi Marmara on Monday, holding a Dutch passport.
Amin Abu Rashed, 43, was among the militants arrested on the Turkish vessel following the vicious attack on Israeli Naval commandos who boarded the ship. The Palestinian Authority Arab holds a Dutch passport and operates out of Rotterdam as the leader of the Hamas terrorist network in the Netherlands. He has presented himself to Dutch media and others as a “human rights activist.”
According to a report posted Tuesday on the Global Muslim Brotherhood Daily Report, Abu Rashed – also known as Amin Abu Ibrahim – was “one of the chief organizers of the Gaza flotilla.”
The six-ship flotilla, sponsored largely by Turkey, refused to change course despite repeated Israeli requests to head for Ashdod port rather than violate an embargo on the Hamas terrorist-run Gaza region. In Ashdod, Israel promised to off-load the ships' cargo, inspect it for contraband and then deliver all legal humanitarian aid to Gaza via the land crossings – but the ships refused to comply, vowing instead to “reach Gaza or martyrdom.”
The Muslim report added that Rashed and 29-year-old Dutch anthropologist Anne de Jong were offered a fast-track deportation procedure, “but refused because they [said they] want to complete their mission.” Both refused to sign the State of Israel declaration of expulsion that would have allowed them to go free.
Abu Rashed's name has previously come up in a document presented as evidence in the United States government's prosecution of the Texas-based Holy Land Foundation charity organization – a group that was funneling money to Hamas.
Global jihadists were deeply involved in the flotilla incident in other ways. Approximately 40 of those arrested on the Mavi Marmara had no identification, and many were found to be carrying thousands of dollars in cash in their pockets – the same amount for each. Israeli officials said they appeared to be mercenaries, possibly linked to Al-Qaeda, who had received their remuneration just before boarding the vessel.
IDF video evidence shows the group splitting up into teams and sending the rest of the passengers below decks, while making preparations for the ambush of the Israeli Naval commandos.
According to the GMB Daily Report, “Previous posts have described the heavy participation of the Global Muslim Brotherhood in the Gaza flotilla, the Muslim Brotherhood background of the Al Jazeera journalist reporting from the Turkish ship involved in the confrontation, and the intent of the Global Muslim Brotherhood to send another flotilla to Gaza.”
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Cory_j (not verified)at 15:25 on June 7th, 2010
peace activists my ASS.well done israel!!
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Abigorre (not verified)at 08:25 on June 9th, 2010
Fuck all muslim's pigs. Go to hell nasrallach pigs. .mahomet is pig and allah is fucking dog.