Israel has a legal right to enforce a blockade of Gaza which is controlled by their deadly enemy Hamas. Israel could have sunk the ships and probably should have, but, instead, they tried to board the ships and avoid the loss of life. They were attacked by activists armed with knives, clubs and slingshots. Oh, and the 'peace activists' threw stun grenades. The IDF was forced to defend itself and nine activists were killed. The rest are being repatriated to their home countries. Turkey has its panties in a bunch because four of the dead are Turkish citizens. About half the people on the flotilla were Turkish citizens. The flotilla launched from a Turkish port with the support of the Turkish government. Reportedly, Turkey threatened Israel if they intercepted the effort to run the legal blockade. This incident was a deliberate provocation by Turkey. Instead of condemning Israel, the world and the US should condemn the Turkish government for interfering with Israel's right to self defense.
Here is the stun grenade video.
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