There has been a lot of buzz over the incident late Sunday night/Monday morning of the storming of the Gaza blockade runners. Probably the best details I've seen of the incident can be found here. Yes I know it's an Israeli blog but it has the most detail I've been able to find of the incident.
Frankly even without the details written there, I am in full support of the Israelis. Turkey and the other sponsors of this flotilla made no secret of their plans to run a blockade that has been declared against an entity (Hamas) that is at war with Israel. Every aspect of international law has been followed giving Israel complete justification for their actions; never mind their soldiers defending themselves with lethal force upon being attacked.
Honestly, the Israelis have shown great restraint in this situation. I would have been sorely tempted to let the ships get within 1 mile of the blockade line, give them reasonable warning through loudspeakers, then put a torpedo into the hull of the lead vessel as they crossed the 12-mile line. That would probably have been seen as excessive (although the UN still hasn't condemned North Korea for doing almost exactly the same thing - and there was no blockade running in that situation).
Some would like to believe that cooler heads will prevail. I don't think so. It could be a small affair, or it could spiral into an Isaiah 17 situation. We shall see.
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