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  • Yes, people were smuggling goods through the internationally recognized waters administered by Israel. When the IDF boarded the ship to stop the smuggling they were attacked by a group of the passengers. While unfortunate, it was legal to defend themselves. I will say that the IDF should have done more to prevent the escalation to the point that people didn’t get killed, but that would likely have required an even larger show of force.

    Justifying murder very cool. The law say to only use enough force necessary. Murdering with live ammunition is not

    The loss of life and injuries resulting from the use of force by Israeli forces
    during the take-over of the Mavi Marmara was unacceptable. Nine passengers were
    killed and many others seriously wounded by Israeli forces. No satisfactory
    explanation has been provided to the Panel by Israel for any of the nine deaths.
    Forensic evidence showing that most of the deceased were shot multiple times,
    including in the back, or at close range has not been adequately accounted for in the
    material presented by Israel.

    https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/720841?ln=en&v=pdf

    https://news.un.org/en/story/2010/09/352342