Israel boards Gaza-bound ships, 10 dead - military
Published on Mon, May 31, 2010 at 13:52 | Source : Reuters
Updated at Mon, May 31, 2010 at 17:10
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Israel boards Gaza-bound ships, 10 dead - military
Israeli commandos intercepted Gaza-bound aid ships on Monday and at least 10 pro-Palestinian activists on board were killed in bloodshed that plunged Israel into a diplomatic crisis.
"On behalf of the European Union (High Representative Catherine Ashton) demands a full enquiry about the circumstances in which this happened...she calls for an immediate, sustained and unconditional opening of the crossing for the flow of humanitarian aid, commercial goods and persons to and from Gaza," it said.
France24 television aired video of a woman in a Muslim headress holding a stretcher with a large bloodstain on it. Below her lay a man, apparently injured, in a blanket.
CNN showed pictures of a commando apparently rappeling down a rope and clashing with a man wielding a stick. Other TV images showed what appared to be rubber boarding launches.
The United Nations and Western powers have urged Israel to ease its restrictions on Gaza to prevent a humanitarian crisis. They have been urging Israel to let in concrete and steel to allow for postwar reconstruction.
Israel saysg food, medicine and medical equipment are allowed in regularly.
