Israel, being a sovereign nation, has had a blockade in it's waters for many years. Enforcement varies with present dangers and since recent violence from Gaza has escalated Israel has clamped down.
A flotilla of Turkish ships proclaiming to be carrying humanitarian aid to Gaza set sail recently with the Turkish government's blessing.
Israel's IDF approached the ships and lawfully demanded the ships be halted for inspection. This command, issued within Israel's waters, was ignored.
The IDF then boarded the ships only to be attacked brutally by the 'passengers' of the Turkish ships. IDF soldiers were beaten and thrown overboard before the IDF defended themselves with live fire.
Now, the 'world' is claiming brutality on the part of the IDF. Use your own judgement to see whether what transpired was uncalled for.
Another very good point which I have not seen on the main stream media is that Israel DOES NOT PROHIBIT humanitarian aid. Israel has the legal right to search and detain any foreign ship in it's waters until the cargo is confirmed. Once confirmed, all Humanitarian Aid shipments are transferred to Gaza. Currently there are over 100 trucks a day entering Gaza from Israel carrying Humanitarian Aid.
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