Gaza Boat Expoldesm Near Israel Navy Ship

A little reported arena in the war by Hamas on Israel is the Israeli blockade of Gaza from the sea. This is the latest attempt by Hamas to use remotely piloted boats as floating bombs to attack Israeli ships and facilities. This attempt failed due to Israeli vigilance and pre-emptive action.

Gaza Boat Explodes Near Israel Navy Vessel
Posted by David Eshel

FROM AVIATIONWEEK.COM:

A booby-trapped fishing boat exploded on Monday near an Israel Navy vessel off the coast of the northern Gaza Strip.

The Palestinian vessel was laden with explosives, but was unmanned. Israel TV showed the Coastal Patrol Craft, accompanied by two Morena armed rigid-hulled inflatable boats, which apparently had been involved in the chase.

The naval patrol followed the boat for about an hour and spotted no people on board. When the suspected boat came within 600 meters of the patrol craft, it was fired on, at which point the explosion occurred. There were no casualties on any of the Israeli boats during the action.

IDF sources estimated that the booby-trapped boat may have been activated by remote control from the shore and meant to explode near an Israeli Navy vessel or a coastal community.
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