Representatives of organizations that are members of the Freedom Flotilla Coalition gathered in London last weekend to plan the next flotilla from Europe to Gaza that is intended to break the siege on the strip that will start six months from now, according to a report by the Ad Kan pro-Israel advocacy group.
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The meeting included personalities defined by the Israeli security establishment as the heads of Hamas in Europe. From 2008 until the latest flotilla in 2018, 16 flotillas were conducted to Gaza, of which eight (conducted in 2008) that reached the strip.
Starting in mid-2009, Israel started blocking flotillas, the largest and most famous of them being the Marmara flotilla that was held in May 2010 and turned into a mass attack on the naval commando soldiers who tried to take over the ship. As recalled, the event ended with the death of nine terrorists and the wounding of dozens more, as well as several IDF soldiers. Israel was forced to compensate the families of the victims with millions of dollars to restore relations with Turkey.
The Ad Kan organization, stated: "This is another terrorist flotilla that plans to attack Israel as a civilian operation. Last time we provided real-time intelligence from within the flotilla to the State of Israel. We hope that this time the State of Israel will be able to prevent the departure of the flotilla and minimize the damage to Israel's international image...we call on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to make use of the materials in the international arena".
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