Philistine Cities - Ashdod, Gaza, Kiryat Gat, Ashkelon, Gaza Flotilla Raid, United Nations Fact Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 99. Chapters: Ashdod, Gaza, Kiryat Gat, Ashkelon, Gaza flotilla raid, United Nations Fact Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict, International Law and the Gaza War, Operation Pleshet, History of Gaza, Incidents in the Gaza War, Gaza-Israel conflict, 2008 Israel-Hamas ceasefire, Gaza journey of MV Rachel Corrie, Gath, Foreign involvement in the Gaza War, Ekron, Port of Ashdod, Economy of Gaza, Palestinian Centre for Human Rights, Isdud, Ashdod Sand Dune, Elta, Eshkol Power Station, Per Faye-Hansen, Ad Halom, Maccabi Kiryat Gat B.C., Ashdod Oil Refineries, Ashdod Light, Highway 41, Fall of Ashdod, Ashdod Ad Halom Railway Station, Al-Daraj, Yud-Alef Stadium, Ashdod-Sea, Ashdod Port suicide bombing, Israeli Andalusian Orchestra, Maccabi Kiryat Gat F.C., Lakhish River, FC Kiryat Gat, Battle of Yaunis Khan, Kal'at Al Mina, Jewish Boat to Gaza, Battle of Gaza, Ashdod Marina. Excerpt: The Gaza flotilla raid also known as the flotilla incident of 31 May 2010, was a military operation by Israel against six ships of the "Gaza Freedom Flotilla" on 31 May 2010 in international waters of the Mediterranean Sea. The flotilla, organized by the Free Gaza Movement and the Turkish Foundation for Human Rights and Freedoms and Humanitarian Relief ( HH), was carrying humanitarian aid and construction materials, with the intention of breaking the Israeli-Egyptian blockade of the Gaza Strip. On 31 May 2010, Israeli Shayetet 13 naval commandos boarded the ships from speedboats and helicopters, to escort the ships to the Israeli port of Ashdod for inspection. On the passenger ship MV Mavi Marmara, clashes broke out after activists resisted, reportedly attacking the Israelis with baseball bats and steel bars, and allegedly with live fire. Israeli commandos used both non-lethal weaponry and live fire to suppress the resistance and allegedly in their defense....