Publication Date:
Thu, 2011-06-16 00:36
Last year, an Israeli
commando raid on a Gaza-bound flotilla left nine activists dead and propelled
the blockade controversy to center stage of international politics. Israel said
its soldiers were defending themselves. A military spokeswoman would not
provide details of the drill under way Wednesday.
Israel's Army Radio says
commandoes were practicing the takeover of a ship and that troops have been
trained to board vessels more quickly than they did last year to minimize any
violent confrontations. The flotilla is to depart at the end of June from
various European ports.
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