Israeli navy to stop second Gaza flotilla

Israeli Navy Commander Adm. Eliezer Marom issued a stark warning for the organizers of the second Gaza flotilla intended to set sail at the end of the month in a bid to break the Israeli siege on Gaza Strip. "The Navy has prevented and will continue to prevent the arrival of the 'hate flotilla' whose only goals are to clash with IDF soldiers, create media provocation and to delegitimize the State of Israel," Marom cautioned, speaking during the Israel Navy Divers Course concluding ceremony. The Navy commander called on all parties involved to do everything they can to prevent the departure of what he called the "provocation flotilla." He said that a number of figures in the international community have said "that a humanitarian crisis in Gaza is nonexistent, and that all supplies may enter Gaza via the land crossings in a coordinated manner." Marom also added that the flotilla allows Hamas to get equipped with an unlimited amount of weapons in order to carry out terror acts on Israel.