17.06.2011                      15.Siwan, 5771 

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Watch: Video shows IDF preparing for next Gaza flotilla

The naval exercise includes intercepting ships of various sizes and handling both non-violent and violent passengers.

The Israeli Defense Forces held a large drill Wednesday in preparation of the flotilla that intends to set sail to the Gaza Strip later this month. The drill focused on different scenarios that might occur at sea and methods to deal with them.
Organizers of the Gaza flotilla said Wednesday that they are determined to set sail even if the heads of the Turkish Humanitarian Relief Foundation (IHH) do not participate. The flotilla is currently scheduled to depart in one week, marking the anniversary of last year's raid by Israel on the Gaza-bound flotilla, in which nine Turkish activists died….