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As salaamualaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu....
brothers and sisters please pray for the shohadaa of this attack.... i wish i were one among them
Early Monday morning, Israel attacked a flotilla of aid ships bound for the Gaza Strip; up to 10 people were killed in the pre-dawn raid, according to organisers and media sources.
We'll be live-blogging the aftermath of this incident throughout the day; keep checking back for international reaction, news from our correspondents on the ground, photos and video. (All times are GMT, except where noted.)
Notable updates (these links will scroll you down): White House statement; the Israeli army's official explanation and video; Amr Moussa's statement; Catherine Ashton's statement; early reaction from the Free Gaza Movement; video from the Turkish consulate in Istanbul.
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8:05pm: Ehud Barak, the Israeli defence minister, has called US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and National Security Advisory James Jones on Monday to brief them on the assault.
A statement from Barak's office said he had told them that the raid was in keeping with maritime law.
"The passengers on the Marmara beat our soldiers with every object they had and wounded some of them," the statement quoted him as saying.
"The soldiers defended themselves."
7.53pm: Oscar Fernandez-Taranco, the chief foreign policy official of the United Nations, asks Israel to end its "counterproductive" and "unacceptable" blockade on Gaza in the emergency UN Security Council meeting.
7:05pm: Mohammad Dahlan, a senior member of Fatah, just announced that the party will send a delegation to Gaza to meet with Hamas for reconciliation talks, and that the Palestinian Authority will push for a UN Security Council resolution on lifting the blockade of Gaza.
Hamas and Fatah have been bitterly at odds since Hamas took control of Gaza in 2007, and months of recent reconciliation talks haven't led anywhere. So a Fatah delegation to Gaza could be a significant step.
6:53pm: Ambassadors from the 27 EU countries have issued a statement:
The EU condemns the use of violence that has produced a high number of victims among the members of the flottilla and demands an immediate, full and impartial inquiry into the events and the circumstances surrounding it," the ambassadors said in a statement.
Adding that the humanitarian situation in Gaza remains a great concern, the ambassdors said the "EU does not accept the continued policy of closure, it is unacceptable and politically counterproductive, we need to urgently achieve a durable solution to the situation in Gaza."
6:24pm: Three Israeli human rights groups seek a court order for the state to give the names of the people killed or wounded when commandos stormed the ships.
The petition was submitted by Adalah, the Public Committee Against Torture in Israel and Physicians for Human Rights-Israel.
6:12pm: Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey's prime minister, says the flotilla was carefully inspected before departure:
I want to say to the world, to the heads of state and the governments, that these boats that left from Turkey and other countries were checked in a strict way under the framework of the rules of international navigation and were only loaded with humanitarian aid."
There was no one on board "other than civilian volunteers" he said.
5:53pm: The United Nations Security Council has begun an emergency session to discuss the Israeli raid.
5:35pm: Al Jazeera's Sherine Tadros says there are reports of a rocket landing in the southern Israeli city of Ashkelon.
4:59pm: That's all for me this evening; a few colleagues will be taking over the live-blog for the rest of the night, and we'll be covering this story lots more tomorrow, I'm sure.
I've added a few links above that will jump you down to some of the more notable updates from the live blog.
4:37pm: The Turkish newspaper Hurriyet has a round-up of reactions from the families of activists on board the ships, many of whom are worried about their missing relatives. There's still been no communication with any of the passengers, activists and journalists alike.
4:32pm: This has been posted for a few hours, but I put together a quick piece for our focus section looking at the consequences of Israel's Gaza blockade -- which, despite the oft-repeated Israeli claim that there's "no humanitarian crisis in Gaza," has caused malnutrition, poor medical care, frequent blackouts and countless avoidable deaths.
4:21pm: From the White House press office, a "readout" (summary) of Obama's call with Netanyahu:
This morning between 10:00 and 10:15 AM CDT, the President spoke by phone with Prime Minister Netanyahu. He said he understood the Prime Minister's decision to return immediately to Israel to deal with today's events. They agreed to reschedule their meeting at the first opportunity. The President expressed deep regret at the loss of life in today's incident, and concern for the wounded, many of whom are being treated in Israeli hospitals. The President also expressed the importance of learning all the facts and circumstances around this morning's tragic events as soon as possible.
4:19pm: Raed Salah is "in good health," according to Al Jazeera's Ayman Mohyeldin, who talked with Salah's spokesman, Mahmoud Abu Attar.
Salah is still on board the Mavi Marmara, which is expected to arrive at Ashdod port momentarily.
4:18pm: The IDF just released another video, which shows two wounded Israeli soldiers (their conditions are unclear) and several of the weapons allegedly found on board the ship.
SOURCE - AL JAZEERA
brothers and sisters please pray for the shohadaa of this attack.... i wish i were one among them
Early Monday morning, Israel attacked a flotilla of aid ships bound for the Gaza Strip; up to 10 people were killed in the pre-dawn raid, according to organisers and media sources.
We'll be live-blogging the aftermath of this incident throughout the day; keep checking back for international reaction, news from our correspondents on the ground, photos and video. (All times are GMT, except where noted.)
Notable updates (these links will scroll you down): White House statement; the Israeli army's official explanation and video; Amr Moussa's statement; Catherine Ashton's statement; early reaction from the Free Gaza Movement; video from the Turkish consulate in Istanbul.
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8:05pm: Ehud Barak, the Israeli defence minister, has called US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and National Security Advisory James Jones on Monday to brief them on the assault.
A statement from Barak's office said he had told them that the raid was in keeping with maritime law.
"The passengers on the Marmara beat our soldiers with every object they had and wounded some of them," the statement quoted him as saying.
"The soldiers defended themselves."
7.53pm: Oscar Fernandez-Taranco, the chief foreign policy official of the United Nations, asks Israel to end its "counterproductive" and "unacceptable" blockade on Gaza in the emergency UN Security Council meeting.
7:05pm: Mohammad Dahlan, a senior member of Fatah, just announced that the party will send a delegation to Gaza to meet with Hamas for reconciliation talks, and that the Palestinian Authority will push for a UN Security Council resolution on lifting the blockade of Gaza.
Hamas and Fatah have been bitterly at odds since Hamas took control of Gaza in 2007, and months of recent reconciliation talks haven't led anywhere. So a Fatah delegation to Gaza could be a significant step.
6:53pm: Ambassadors from the 27 EU countries have issued a statement:
The EU condemns the use of violence that has produced a high number of victims among the members of the flottilla and demands an immediate, full and impartial inquiry into the events and the circumstances surrounding it," the ambassadors said in a statement.
Adding that the humanitarian situation in Gaza remains a great concern, the ambassdors said the "EU does not accept the continued policy of closure, it is unacceptable and politically counterproductive, we need to urgently achieve a durable solution to the situation in Gaza."
6:24pm: Three Israeli human rights groups seek a court order for the state to give the names of the people killed or wounded when commandos stormed the ships.
The petition was submitted by Adalah, the Public Committee Against Torture in Israel and Physicians for Human Rights-Israel.
6:12pm: Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey's prime minister, says the flotilla was carefully inspected before departure:
I want to say to the world, to the heads of state and the governments, that these boats that left from Turkey and other countries were checked in a strict way under the framework of the rules of international navigation and were only loaded with humanitarian aid."
There was no one on board "other than civilian volunteers" he said.
5:53pm: The United Nations Security Council has begun an emergency session to discuss the Israeli raid.
5:35pm: Al Jazeera's Sherine Tadros says there are reports of a rocket landing in the southern Israeli city of Ashkelon.
4:59pm: That's all for me this evening; a few colleagues will be taking over the live-blog for the rest of the night, and we'll be covering this story lots more tomorrow, I'm sure.
I've added a few links above that will jump you down to some of the more notable updates from the live blog.
4:37pm: The Turkish newspaper Hurriyet has a round-up of reactions from the families of activists on board the ships, many of whom are worried about their missing relatives. There's still been no communication with any of the passengers, activists and journalists alike.
4:32pm: This has been posted for a few hours, but I put together a quick piece for our focus section looking at the consequences of Israel's Gaza blockade -- which, despite the oft-repeated Israeli claim that there's "no humanitarian crisis in Gaza," has caused malnutrition, poor medical care, frequent blackouts and countless avoidable deaths.
4:21pm: From the White House press office, a "readout" (summary) of Obama's call with Netanyahu:
This morning between 10:00 and 10:15 AM CDT, the President spoke by phone with Prime Minister Netanyahu. He said he understood the Prime Minister's decision to return immediately to Israel to deal with today's events. They agreed to reschedule their meeting at the first opportunity. The President expressed deep regret at the loss of life in today's incident, and concern for the wounded, many of whom are being treated in Israeli hospitals. The President also expressed the importance of learning all the facts and circumstances around this morning's tragic events as soon as possible.
4:19pm: Raed Salah is "in good health," according to Al Jazeera's Ayman Mohyeldin, who talked with Salah's spokesman, Mahmoud Abu Attar.
Salah is still on board the Mavi Marmara, which is expected to arrive at Ashdod port momentarily.
4:18pm: The IDF just released another video, which shows two wounded Israeli soldiers (their conditions are unclear) and several of the weapons allegedly found on board the ship.
SOURCE - AL JAZEERA