Thread:Comments:International Committee of the Red Cross condemns Gaza blockade/International Committee of the Red Cross condemns Gaza blockade/reply (6)

Israel sent their very best special forces, not their worst, because they knew these experienced soldiers would only resort to lethal force in order to protect their own lives. It was not a riot, it was an organized attempt to evade an established blockade and bring supplies, including weapons, into Gaza. The occupants of the ship had prepared weapons beforehand specifically for this violent purpose. Furthermore, they refused to allow Israel to inspect the supplies before they were transferred by established land routes into Gaza. Why? I can't think of any good reasons, only bad ones, which further justify their commandeering of the vessels. There was a peaceful solution to that confrontation, but they chose the violent route.