Facts about the incidence at Sea There were six boats in the flotilla; five were boarded without incidentThe Mavi Marmara was filled with hard-core activists who were looking for a fightThis mission was not about humanitarian aid but about breaking the blockadeEgypt and Israel offered to have the boats dock in their ports to transport the supplies to GazaBoth Israeli and Egyptian offers were refusedInternational allies of Hamas use any and all opportunities to transport weapons into Gaza, necessitating Israel’s insistence for a naval blockade as well as strict cargo inspectionsThe naval blockade is a matter of life and death for Israel and is in compliance with international law
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