IDF photos of two dozen knives, including a machete, plus clubs, chains and metal rods used against Israeli Navy commandoes in the flotilla clash Monday contradict Turkish claims that the passengers did not carry weapons on board.
“Customs officials at the Port of Antalya have denied Israeli claims that weapons were detected on a ship taking humanitarian aid to Gaza that took off from Antalya on Sunday,” the Turkish news site Today’s Zaman reported.
It quoted a customs official as stating, “Forty-two passengers boarded in Istanbul and 504 passengers got on the ship here. They were screened. We spotted no weapons and there is no such record in our logs. We did not notice anything suspicious about the Mavi Marmara. Had our officers had any suspicions, they would have reported it.”
The IDF confiscated and photographed the weapons, which were used to brutally attack Navy commandoes as they descended to one of the ships via ropes from hovering helicopters, intending to take over the ships peacefully. Greta Berlin, spokeswoman for the Free Gaza movement, claimed to Israel National News that the IDF edited the video showing the commandoes landing on board and added the violence.
Read more at Arutz Shevah.
{Arutz Shevah/Yair Alpert-Matzav.com Israel}
Turkey needs to be put in its place fast
Those aren’t knives – their cream-cheese spreaders! Those Israelis are just too paranoid!
Everybody should Daven for the safety and security of Yidden everywhere. Klal Yisroel is in danger, both in Eretz Yisroel and throughout the world. We need to wake up and see Hashem’s messages.
ofcourse they didnt find anything. these knife looks like kitchen knives.so they could claim that this was fom ship’s kitchen and israelis just stole/took it from the ship’s kitchen. another propaganda against israel
looks like kitchen knives not weapons