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Israeli Probe Faults Military Planning in Deadly Raid on Gaza Aid Flotilla

   VOANews 12 July 2010
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Photo: AFP

   Turkish  ship  Mavi  Marmara  taking  part  in  the 'Freedom Flotilla'
   heading towards the Gaza Strip (file photo â 28 May 2010)

   An Israeli military investigation has found that Israel's armed forces
   committed  serious  errors  when preparing and carrying out the deadly
   raid on a Gaza-bound aid ship in May.
   Nine  pro-Palestinian  activists,  including  an American, were killed
   when Israeli commandos intercepted a flotilla of ships trying to break
   the three-year-old Israeli blockade of the Palestinian territory.
   Israel's  official  military inquiry found that the military failed to
   adequately  prepare  for  the  possibility that troops might encounter
   violent resistance during the operation.
   Israel  has  said its commandos acted in self-defense when they opened
   fire on aid ship passengers who they say attacked them as they boarded
   the ship.
   A  civilian  panel  is  conducting  a  separate  investigation  of the
   incident.
   Israel   [1]rebuffed   calls  from  Turkey  and  Arab  states  for  an
   independent international probe of the raid.
   The  U.N.  Security  Council  called  for  an  impartial, credible and
   transparent investigation.

   Some information for this report was provided by AFP and AP.

References

   1. http://www1.voanews.com/english/news/-UN-Chief-Proposes-Commission-to-Probe-Israeli-Raid-95720609.html

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