[新聞] 以色列攻擊救援迦薩的船隊

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標題:Israel attacks Gaza aid fleet
      以色列攻擊救援迦薩的船隊

新聞來源: 半島電視台網路版
http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2010/05/201053133047995359.html




Israeli forces have attacked a flotilla of aid-carrying ships aiming to break
the country's siege on Gaza.

At least 19 people were killed and dozens injured when troops intercepted the
convoy of ships dubbed the Freedom Flotilla early on Monday, Israeli radio
reported.

The flotilla was attacked in international waters, 65km off the Gaza coast.

Avital Leibovich, an Israeli military spokeswoman, confirmed that the attack
took place in international waters, saying: "This happened in waters outside
of Israeli territory, but we have the right to defend ourselves."

Footage from the flotilla's lead vessel, the Mavi Marmara, showed armed
Israeli soldiers boarding the ship and helicopters flying overhead.

Al Jazeera's Jamal Elshayyal, on board the Mavi Marmara, said Israeli troops
had used live ammunition during the operation.

The Israeli military said four soldiers had been wounded and claimed troops
opened fire after "demonstrators onboard attacked the IDF Naval personnel
with live fire and light weaponry including knives and clubs".

Free Gaza Movement, the organisers of the flotilla, however, said the troops
opened fire as soon as they stormed the convoy.

Our correspondent said that a white surrender flag was raised from the ship
and there was no live fire coming from the passengers.

Before losing communication with our correspondent, a voice in Hebrew was
clearly heard saying: "Everyone shut up".


Israeli intervention

Earlier, the Israeli navy had contacted the captain of the Mavi Marmara,
asking him to identify himself and say where the ship was headed.

Shortly after, two Israeli naval vessels had flanked the flotilla on either
side, but at a distance.

Organisers of the flotilla carrying 10,000 tonnes of humanitarian aid then
diverted their ships and slowed down to avoid a confrontation during the
night.

They also issued all passengers life jackets and asked them to remain below
deck.

Al Jazeera’s Ayman Mohyeldin, reporting from Jerusalem, said the Israeli
action was surprising.

"All the images being shown from the activists on board those ships show
clearly that they were civilians and peaceful in nature, with medical
supplies on board. So it will surprise many in the international community to
learn what could have possibly led to this type of confrontation," he said.

Meanwhile, Israeli police have been put on a heightened state of alert across
the country to prevent any civil disturbances.

Sheikh Raed Salah,a leading member of the Islamic Movement who was on board
the ship, was reported to have been seriously injured. He was being treated
in Israel's Tal Hasharon hospital.

In Um Al Faham, the stronghold of the Islamic movement in Israel and the
birth place of Salah, preparations for mass demonstrations were under way.


Protests

Condemnation has been quick to pour in after the Israeli action.

Mahmoud Abbas, the Palestinian president, officially declared a three-day
state of mourning over Monday's deaths.

Turkey, Spain, Greece, Denmark and Sweden have all summoned the Israeli
ambassador's in their respective countries to protest against the deadly
assault.

Thousands of Turkish protesters tried to storm the Israeli consulate in
Istanbul soon after the news of the operation broke. The protesters shouted
"Damn Israel" as police blocked them.

"(The interception on the convoy) is unacceptable ... Israel will have to
endure the consequences of this behaviour," the Turkish foreign ministry said
in a statement.

Ismail Haniya, the Hamas leader in Gaza, has also dubbed the Israeli action
as "barbaric".

Hundreds of pro-Palestinian activists, including a Nobel laureate and several
European legislators, were with the flotilla, aiming to reach Gaza in
defiance of an Israeli embargo.

The convoy came from the UK, Ireland, Algeria, Kuwait, Greece and Turkey, and
was comprised of about 700 people from 50 nationalities.

But Israel had said it would not allow the flotilla to reach the Gaza Strip
and vowed to stop the six ships from reaching the coastal Palestinian
territory.

The flotilla had set sail from a port in Cyprus on Sunday and aimed to reach
Gaza by Monday morning.

Israel said the boats were embarking on "an act of provocation" against the
Israeli military, rather than providing aid, and that it had issued warrants
to prohibit their entrance to Gaza.

It asserted that the flotilla would be breaking international law by landing
in Gaza, a claim the organisers rejected.


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個人評論：

    以色列海軍在國際水域攻擊救援迦薩地區的運輸船隊，已造成19人死亡，數十人受

傷，若干歐洲國家與土耳其譴責這項攻擊，但以色列軍方宣稱這是「自衛行動」，是這

些「異議者」率先挑釁並亮出刀械，以色海軍才以槍砲攻擊。若整理各大媒體說法，以

色列之所以攻擊人道救援船隊有三項原因：1.這項救援計畫是「自由迦薩行動」所策劃，

其成員多是前巴勒斯坦的流亡人士，在高達1000噸的物資中，以色列擔心有包含武器。

2.運輸船隊早在國際媒體中揚言非經許可就登陸迦薩，此舉侵犯以色列的主權，且船隊

中不乏國際法專家與人道團體，若讓登陸成為事實，麻煩更大。 3.船隊從土耳其出發，

經賽浦路斯，意欲前往迦薩，推估此行動背後可能有許多伊斯蘭團體與回教國家支持，

用意是在凸顯加薩走廊經過戰事後的慘狀，且可能給予巴勒斯坦政府國際聲援，這是以

色列政府無法忍受的行為。此外，運輸船隊迅速的接近以色列領海，這也是造成以色列

海軍過度反應的因素。目前以色列仍困住運輸船隊，但以許多國家外交部門皆聲援此船

隊的情況，以色列若無法提出更確切的阻擋理由，可能會造成區域更大的緊張。

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