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Probe finds "top level" mistakes in Israeli raid
[Al Arabiya Latest] A military probe has found Israel's armed forces committed serious errors in preparing and carrying out the deadly boarding of a Gaza-bound aid ship in May, media reported on Monday.The 150-page Eiland Commission report presented to Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Gaby Ashkenazi on Sunday said mistakes were committed at all levels of command, from top officers to commandos, the daily Yediot Aharonot reported. The investigators said the navy failed to sufficiently consider the possibility the troops could encounter violent resistance during the May 31 operation.
Some of the commandos, the military said at the time, were armed with paintball guns -- but also carried pistols -- in anticipation of only light resistance. However Israeli troops killed nine Turkish activists, prompting worldwide outrage and severely straining ties with Ankara, once Israel's closest Muslim ally. The findings, to be formally released on Monday, said the clashes occurred partly because the navy had failed to deploy enough forces on the deck of the Mavi Marmara. They also said the military failed to coordinate sufficiently with intelligence agencies in preparing for the raid, and that some of the information used was faulty, media said. Posted by: Fred 2010-07-13 |
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