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Israel 'Foils Scuba Dive Attack' [Four Shot Dead]
BBCNews ^ | June 06, 2010

Posted on 06/06/2010 11:11:57 PM PDT by Steelfish

Israel 'Foils Scuba Dive Attack' 7 June 2010 Israel's navy has shot and killed four Palestinians wearing diving gear off the Gaza coast, officials say.

The Israeli military says it believes those on board were planning a "terrorist attack". Hamas officials in Gaza say four bodies have been recovered and two people are missing.

Israel controls and occupies the sea off the coast of Gaza despite having withdrawn its forces from the territory in 2005.

The country's Haaretz newspaper quoted an Israeli army source as saying the incident took place at about 0430 local time (0130 GMT) and that the boat was heading north to Israel from waters off the Nusseirat refugee camp in central Gaza.

The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) said there were no Israeli casualties.

The BBC's Jon Donnison, in the West Bank town of Ramallah, says it is not yet clear exactly what has happened.

(Excerpt) Read more at news.bbc.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; Foreign Affairs; Israel; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: americanintifada; dncintifada; gaza; israel; obamaintifada; obamavsisrael; scubadiveattack; spartansixdelta
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To: Steelfish; SJackson
Israel controls and occupies the sea off the coast - not 'patrols', 'occupies'...

al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades, a militant group linked to Fatah, has reported that four of its men were killed - Fatah training off the coast of Hama-held Gaza?

41 posted on 06/07/2010 5:42:00 AM PDT by Ready4Freddy ("It's not the number of burnt cars that worries me. It's the fact that everyone finds this normal..")
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To: mkjessup

“Good ol’ BBC, being sure to hint that “terrorist attack” is just poor semantics.”

Yeah, no bias there. (roll eyes, exasperated sigh.)


42 posted on 06/07/2010 5:55:52 AM PDT by SeattleBruce (God, Family, Church, Country - 11/2010, 11/2012 - Tea Party like it's 1773 & pray 2 Chronicles 7:14!)
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To: Ready4Freddy

“al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigades, a militant group linked to Fatah, has reported that four of its men were killed - Fatah training off the coast of Hama-held Gaza?”

Interesting no suggestion by the fine journalists at the BBC that any of these groups are “terrorist” groups or even terrorist groups or have been involved in intentionally killing civilians. Nice.


43 posted on 06/07/2010 5:58:06 AM PDT by SeattleBruce (God, Family, Church, Country - 11/2010, 11/2012 - Tea Party like it's 1773 & pray 2 Chronicles 7:14!)
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To: mkjessup

“Meanwhile, the Iranian Red Crescent has announced it will send two aid ships to Egypt for onward delivery to Gaza through the Rafah crossing later this week, Iranian state media report.”


44 posted on 06/07/2010 5:59:55 AM PDT by Dr. Bogus Pachysandra ( Ya can't pick up a turd by the clean end!)
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To: davidosborne

David - Thanks for your support but Israel has never asked anybody or any foreign force to defend them against attacks, time and time again. Israelis will defend themselves but appreciate US assistance in terms of MORAL SUPPORT, weapons systems and know how. The current Commander & Chief seems to be able to field his golf bag and cart and little more let alone a Company of soldiers... and so far he is renigging on the moral support issue as well.


45 posted on 06/07/2010 6:01:30 AM PDT by Netz
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To: SeattleBruce; mkjessup; Steelfish
The version of the article now has a title of "Israel navy kills four Palestinian 'militants' off Gaza".

As if the divers might be members of al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades cricket side, as opposed to being militants (without the quotes).

46 posted on 06/07/2010 6:03:45 AM PDT by Ready4Freddy ("It's not the number of burnt cars that worries me. It's the fact that everyone finds this normal..")
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To: Scotswife
Well really - there could be a gazillion reasons why palestinians would be scuba diving in right?
I’m sure they were carrying humanitarian relief items upon their bodies.
baby formula - water - that kinda stuff.


Chum for the local fish.
47 posted on 06/07/2010 6:08:04 AM PDT by mkjessup (I stand with Israel and the IDF ... and so should any freedom loving human being.)
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To: Steelfish
These read like road-runner vs wyle e. coyote episodes.

No wonder I hate coyotes, although they look good as a foot rug. Can't say the same here...

48 posted on 06/07/2010 6:17:07 AM PDT by Caipirabob ( Communists... Socialists... Democrats...Traitors... Who can tell the difference?)
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To: Steelfish; All
You're missing the most important sentence in this story:

Meanwhile, the Iranian Red Crescent has announced it will send two aid ships to Egypt for onward delivery to Gaza through the Rafah crossing later this week, Iranian state media report.

Iran will intentionally try to provoke Israel.

49 posted on 06/07/2010 6:24:34 AM PDT by rintense (God bless Israel!)
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To: dennisw
cuby dooby dooo....no more strange terrorists in the night

A man in a mask?

50 posted on 06/07/2010 6:27:47 AM PDT by Only1choice____Freedom (FDR had the New Deal. President 0bama has the Raw Deal.)
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To: rintense

Thankfully, it seems that cooler heads has prevailed and now the Red Crescent is sending the aid through Egypt’s newly opened gate.


51 posted on 06/07/2010 6:31:55 AM PDT by FourPeas (God Save America)
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To: Steelfish

The Palestinian Olympic underwater Limpet relay team...


52 posted on 06/07/2010 6:34:34 AM PDT by DTogo (High time to bring back the Sons of Liberty !!)
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To: Steelfish

bttt


53 posted on 06/07/2010 6:35:25 AM PDT by Liberty Valance (Keep a simple manner for a happy life :o)
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To: COBOL2Java
Ha ha ha ha exactly!

In my heaven, I'm hoping for 72 hot sluts. Don't need to spend eternity with virgins.

54 posted on 06/07/2010 6:59:46 AM PDT by RetroSexual
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To: Kickass Conservative

Sea Hunt was great. I really miss the innocence of our youth when TV shows were about good triumphant over evil.


55 posted on 06/07/2010 7:04:33 AM PDT by thethirddegree
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To: grey_whiskers
I guess that means that when the divers get their 72 virgins, they'll join the "mile deep club"...?

Great post!

56 posted on 06/07/2010 7:05:19 AM PDT by thethirddegree
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To: davidosborne

Thank you for your service David!


57 posted on 06/07/2010 7:06:59 AM PDT by thethirddegree
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To: COBOL2Java

Thanks for not photoshopping a Helen Thomas face on those virgins.


58 posted on 06/07/2010 7:08:39 AM PDT by thethirddegree
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To: Steelfish

“The BBC’s Jon Donnison, in the West Bank town of Ramallah, says it is not yet clear exactly what has happened.”

Isn’t it obvious, every parent gets into their scuba gear when out looking for “cheese and missiles for the kids”.


59 posted on 06/07/2010 7:15:21 AM PDT by HearMe
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To: chuck_the_tv_out

“has shot and killed four Palestinians wearing diving gear off the Gaza coast”

SDurprised they didn’t say,
“shot and killed four Palestinians on a recreational family swimming outing.”


60 posted on 06/07/2010 7:19:48 AM PDT by Rennes Templar (Illegal immigration is destroying America, look what it's done to the White House)
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