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None of that matters, that's my point. This interdiction took place in International waters, outside of the Gaza Blockade zone, and was therefore illegal. The people on those ships had every right to, and should have, thrown the Israeli commandos over the side and used whatever additional force was needed to repel boarders. Automatic rifles would have been an excellent start. For whatever reason, they chose not to do so.
The Israeli soldiers, OTOH, were in a life-or-death fight. Don't believe me? Take a whack from a 3' hunk of rebar or galvanised steel pipe: you'll understand.
This was never going to end well, for -either- side. The Israeli Gov't, OTOH...cui bono.
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