Washington — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu directly approved military operations on two vessels early last month that were part of a Gaza-bound flotilla carrying aid and pro-Palestinian supporters, including Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg.

Two American intelligence officials briefed on the matter told CBS News that Israeli forces on Sept. 8 and 9 launched drones from a submarine and dropped incendiary devices onto the boats that were moored outside the Tunisian port of Sidi Bou Said, causing a fire. The officials spoke under the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly on national security matters.

  • apftwb@lemmy.world
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    24 hours ago

    Are you telling me it wasn’t caused by someone dropping a lit cigarette near fuel?

    • Not_mikey@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      20 hours ago

      No it was a flare that they launched at there own ship because they wanted attention, the hasbara bots told me so.