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June 14th, 2012 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda “This report proves that what the world said regarding what happened on the [Mavi] Marmara ship is a crime against humanity and a piracy of the Israeli occupation,” Haniyeh told reporters on Wednesday.
An inquiry of the attack published in a report on June 13 found “substantive and significant shortcomings” in the Israeli leadership’s handling of the 2010 assault.
On May 31, 2010, Israeli navy commandos attacked the Gaza Freedom Flotilla from dinghies and helicopters while the six-ship fleet, aimed to break Tel Aviv’s years-long siege of the Gaza strip, was still in international waters.
Nine Turkish nationals were killed in the attack, which drew condemnation from the UN Security Council and mounted pressure on Israel to slightly ease its blockade of the Palestinian territory.
But the latest inquiry by an Israeli watchdog highlights the poor assessment made by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who oversaw the onslaught at the time.
“Substantive and significant deficiencies were discovered in the decision-making process… that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu led and oversaw,” Israeli Comptroller Micha Lindenstrauss wrote in the 153-page report.
“The prime minister’s decision-making process took place without orderly, coordinated and documented team work, even though the senior political, military and intelligence ranks were aware that the Turkish flotilla was different from other flotillas,” it said.
Netanyahu failed to “internalize that the forcible stopping of the flotilla was liable to spark a violent confrontation on the decks of the Mavi Marmara,” the report added, referring to the Turkish ship where the nine deaths occurred.
The findings come in contrast with the stance adopted by Israel’s hawkish premier, who defended his handling of the affair and praised the performance of his troops.
Israel has experienced a serious strain in ties with Turkey since the bloody offensive in 2010. Tel Aviv has refused to meet Ankara’s demands for a formal apology and compensation for the families of the victims.
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