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Israeli forces have attacked a flotilla of aid-carrying ships aiming to break the country's siege on Gaza.

Up to 16 people were killed and dozens injured when troops stormed the Freedom Flotilla early on Monday, the Israeli Army Radio said.

The flotilla was attacked in international waters, 65km off the Gaza coast.

YOU PEOPLE

Obama aside, WTF is Israel thinking? They aren't helping themselves, and they aren't helping our interests in that region.

When Israel stops being a siege state surrounded on all sides by enemy's i'll expect them to stop acting like this, until then, forget it.

Is it right that they do it? No

Is it natural human reaction? **** yes.

I usually am a critic in general of the policy Israel has in regards to its neighbors, but this is just silly. I by no means condone the act, but it was obviously a publicity stunt from the start. Groups already have the means to make aid donations to Palestinians through other, less dangerous means. As for the attacks, a few of the stories I read mentioned the boarding Israelis being attacked with weapons such as clubs and bottles. Until I see footage of the boarding (of which I am actively sorting through the typical ME propaganda at the moment), I will reserve my outrage.

But thanks for the quote, I'm sure it tells the entire story.

(CNN) -- Three Israeli choppers with 15 soldiers aboard and several commando boats were involved in a skirmish with activists on a flotilla seeking to defy an Israeli blockade and deliver aid to Gaza, a senior military official said Monday on condition of anonymity.

Ten people were killed in the resulting violence early Monday as Israeli troops attempted to stop the flotilla.

An Israeli commando said upon descending into a boat with ropes, he was immediately attacked by a group of people.

"They beat us up with metal sticks and knives," he said. "There was live fire at some point against us... They were shooting at us from below deck."

Some of the soldiers were tossed from the top deck to a lower deck by the activists, and jumped in the water to save themselves, he said.

Activists grabbed soldiers and tried to hold them hostage, stripping them of their helmets and equipment, he said. About 30 activists, all speaking Arabic, carried out the attack, he said.

Activists have said the Israeli soldiers opened fire on unarmed civilians. Neither account could be independently verified by CNN.

Israel offered to let the cargo pass through if the flotilla stopped first at an Israeli port for inspection.

Didn't they want their textbook paper or water filtration kits inspected?

On the other hand, I wonder how many wounded the Israeli military have?