Early reports suggest that they were in international waters when the Israeli Navy boarded the ships.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/01/wo...1flotilla.html
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The warships first intercepted the aid flotilla shortly before midnight on Sunday, surprising the boats in international waters, according to activists on one vessel.
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Awfuly ballsy to be boarding a Turkish flagged ship in international waters. Intended blockade runners or no, untill they actually enter Israeli waters and/or the blockade zone, forcibly boarding a foriegn flagged ship would seem to be a big no-no.
The reports are still rolling in, and it's late here. Be interested to see if things get clarified by the morning. Might be an international brouhaha
in the making.
Oh, and I'm not taking sides either. Not till the facts are clearer and then only on the facts of this incident. 2000 year arguments are not my cup of tea.