An airstrike launched by the Israeli military has hit a boat that was moored in Gaza City. The vessel was preparing to meet other boats that were trying to sail through Israel's naval blockade of Gaza, locals say.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said they hit "military targets belonging to the Hamas terror organization's naval force," as well as "underground terror infrastructure." On its official Twitter account, the IDF said it was done in response to a group of people breaking through the Israel-Gaza border and setting a military post on fire.
Gaza residents cited by Reuters said the boat that was set on fire by the Israeli attack was due to sail to meet a flotilla on its way to Gaza. A number of aid flotillas have attempted to breach the Israeli naval blockade of Gaza in recent years, but the vessels have been stopped, seized or turned back. In the most notorious case in 2010, Israeli commandos killed nine activists on board the Turkish ship Mavi Marmara.
以色列军方发动的空袭击中了一艘停泊在加沙市的船。当地人说，这艘船正在准备遇到其他试图通过以色列对加沙海军封锁的船只。以色列国防军表示，他们击中了“属于哈马斯恐怖组织海军的军事目标”以及“地下恐怖基础设施”。在其官方推特账户中，以色列国防军表示，这是为了回应一群突破以色列 - 加沙边界并设立军事岗位的人。
路透社援引加沙居民的话说，以色列袭击事件引发的这艘船正在驶往加沙途中遇到一艘船队。近年来，一些援助船队试图破坏以色列对加沙的海军封锁，但这些船只已被拦截，扣押或转回。在2010年的案例中，以色列突击队在土耳其船Mavi Marmara上杀死了九名活动分子。