An Israeli military investigation has concluded that flawed intelligence and poor planning led to the lethal interception of a flotilla of ships attempting to break the blockade of Gaza.The 150-page report does not blame the commandos who opened fire, killing nine Turkish activists, after being confronted by pro-Palestinian demonstrators during the raid.
An Israeli military investigation has concluded that flawed intelligence and poor planning led to the lethal interception of a flotilla of ships attempting to break the blockade of Gaza.
The 150-page report does not blame the commandos who opened fire, killing nine Turkish activists, after being confronted by pro-Palestinian demonstrators during the raid.
TEL AVIV (Reuters) - An Israeli military inquiry found no wrongdoing or negligence in the navy's raid on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla, but said intelligence and operational mistakes led to the deaths of nine Turkish activists.A civilian panel is conducting a separate inquiry into the May 31 raid that triggered an international outcry, strained Israel's relations with its once-close Muslim ally Turkey and forced the Jewish state to ease its land blockade on Gaza."The inquiry found that on the one hand there were no wrongdoings and no negligences in any fundamental areas during a complicated and complex operation," Giora Eiland, a retired Israeli general who headed the military inquiry said on Monday.
TEL AVIV (Reuters) - An Israeli military inquiry found no wrongdoing or negligence in the navy's raid on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla, but said intelligence and operational mistakes led to the deaths of nine Turkish activists.
A civilian panel is conducting a separate inquiry into the May 31 raid that triggered an international outcry, strained Israel's relations with its once-close Muslim ally Turkey and forced the Jewish state to ease its land blockade on Gaza.
"The inquiry found that on the one hand there were no wrongdoings and no negligences in any fundamental areas during a complicated and complex operation," Giora Eiland, a retired Israeli general who headed the military inquiry said on Monday.
Who could have predicted? In the end, might makes right. Nothing has changed since the caveman.
