Israel kills to Maintain Blockade

[KukriKhan]

The legality of the action seems to be a matter for experts of international law. The EEZ is not a point of consideration, but many other legal arguments are:

Indeed, I expect international lawyers to have job security over this incident for the next 20 years (that is: if war isn't declared first).

I was just trying to determine "What were they (Israel) thinking?" in sending black-clad armed men in black helicopters in the middle of the night to a highly=publicized 'relief' ship. I mean: what could go wrong? Is that method of operation the best way to insure compliance with the blockade-inspection of supplies? Or, is it better to do this thing in broad daylight, fully announced in advance, cameras rolling.

"This is the Israeli Navy. Your have crossed over into Israeli waters. Cut your engines Heave to. Prepare for the boarding of inspection teams."

Protesters would protest, the ships would be boarded and inspected, then diverted to Israeli ports. No need for anyone to misunderstand the procedure. Authorized supplies would eventually make way to Gaza overland. Contraband would be identified, publicized, and returned or destroyed in situ. Lawyers could argue at the UN and ICC about borders and zones.

Why could it not have been thus? Was there intel saying there was bad stuff or bad people on-board? Who released the infrared overflight video's (had to be military intel) less than 24 hours after the incident?

We just don't know enough.

Yet people are dead. So we have to find out quickly.