Lebanon to UN: Israel will suffer consequences if our ships are attacked

I believe that Israel should nuke Lebanon, Iran and Syria. It talks the talk. Let's see it walk the walk.

Lebanon should let their handlers in Iran do the talking since they are the ones who hold the strings to puppet Lebanon.

The last time Israel attacked Lebanon, IDF couldn't move inside Lebanon and fight with Hezbollah. IDF was clearly outpowered by Nasrallah's milita. Just be careful Israel.

Israel has no right under international law to blockade Gaza or occupy Palestinian teritory. It should pull back within its borders and hang its murdering head in shame.

because at this point, any heavy handedness that's not provoked by an outright - and real - attack on its forces will essentially bury it.

There will be a world call to suspend Israel from the UN and who knows to take Israel off the map. People are beyond accepting Israel's violent existence in today world as a means of pro- moting itself as a member state. In addition, the reliance on military force shows a great moral weakness on Israel's behalf and a failure by its people to assimilate in the region. Dutch

If they approach Gaza sink them all

If Israel ends up having to board that Lebanese ship, and a battle ensues, why wait for Lebanon/Hizbullah to attack? Just get it over with all at once. The Lebanese/Hizbullah, Syria, Iran and now Turkey are itching for a reason to fight Israel. Just do it and be done with it. Wish I could help...

If there's intent, Lock 'em up.

According to the transportation minister of Lebanon a state of war exists between Israel and Lebanon. Under international rules of war Israel has the right to capture or sink any Lebanese vessels it comes across, if captured the Lebanese ships become Israeli Property and the occupants become prosoners of war. Lebanon has the same right to attack Israeli vessels. THAT'S WAR

Israel has no right to stop any humanitarian aid entering Palestine, yes it is Palestineas as it has always been, if Israel want to make sure that there is no weapon on the ship they can easily do that without killing another 9 innocent civilians and attract more condemnation from the world so Israel please stop insulting the intelligence of the world and your own critics whom they happen to jews and let the food and medicine enter Gaza

i hope israel stopped all of this terrorist. greeting from Hamburg,Germany

They are brave to face threats and danger from zionist state terrorists to attempt to ship humanitarian goods to a besieged and disenfranchised people.

as a country still at war with Israel since 48 this is just one more act of war

security before freedom or freedom before security. Israel could have it both ways actually, if they allow a third party to inspect the goods at sea prior to entering gaza. The UN could verify all contents at sea from coastal ships off of say cyprus or even from israel proper but israel prefers confiscating all goods then deciding slowly what products pasta or cilantro or cement or wheelchairs may enter and in what quantities. If israel prefers to play its pariah role, so be it. The ships will keep coming, soon israel will need half its army on patrol crafts monitoring gaza waters to prevent spaghetti and wheelchairs from being delivered. I will be very interested to see the price tag of the future anti-spaghetti fleet!

I don't remember that Lebanon has ceased its state of war with Israel. The Lebanese government is on fragile ground. Take care, Lebanon, that you do not disappear and become another "Islamic Repuiblic."

Israel's blockade is not recognised as legal under international law or the UN. Someone needs to shine a light on this cruel and illegal siege of the people in Gaza. I don't think Israel is truly interested in peace... they take land which does not belong to them and then cries foul when the palestinians use the only means available to them to wage a (futile) war on Israel, given that one rocket attack is met by Israel's full military might.

You have the right to defend yourself, sea,land and air and no country or nation has the right to tell you any different. God is with you and soon the whole world will learn that also, God Bless Israel

if israel thinks it's o.k to blow ships out of the water in international waters, that means lebanon has every right to blow all israeli military ships out of the water near lebanon, and down any aircraft flying over lebanese air space, i think thats a fair trade, cause i know who will win this time.

Israel lost the war with Lebanon. Remember, they invaded? Show me Israel's Lebanese annex if they won. Where is it? Sure, they could drop bombs and terrorize civilians with indiscriminate air-strikes guaranteed to kill a few unintended "collateral targets," but when it came time to put boots on the ground, they got the beatdown. Sad.

Israel aleady has trade treaties with Cyprus. They can inspect the ship and clear it for entry. There is no benefit in trying to do CPR to this dead blockade. Just keep the weapons out and let the aid in like any rational country would.

Lebanon should be warned that they are risking a resumption of wide-spread bombing again. Its time for Israel's submarines do do their thing, especially with Iranian ships. It is time to tell the UN to leave Lebanon for their own safety. Stand by for war if these attempts to break the blockade continue. These are attempts to shore up Hamas and arm Gaza to the teeth. It cannot be permitted under any circumstances. Israel must stand up or back down like a coward. It is plain that the UN has allied itself with Hamas and Hizbollah. If the UN involves itself then they are putting themselves in harms way. If you are not for Israel then you are against Israel. A major war is building in the Middle East and the UN is facilitating it. Israel WILL come out on top.

Those flotillas are only to provocate

loose cannon beware

Are the ships in Lebanon, Cyprus, or Tripoli. Make up your mind. According to your previous story the ships had to go from Lebanon to Cyprus and then to Gaza. So what is it about being in Tripoli. No way a ship from Tripoli is getting anywhere near Israel let alone Gaza.

might is right. talk is cheap. Israel must and will defend its borders from those who wish to destroy it and will do so any way it can. if Gazans want to live in peace and prosperity then must do so and stop teaching their kids to kill Jews! I am amazed that Israel succeeds in many ways despite the evil that it is subjected to! brains beats brawn!

I hope this time around Israel would do so much damage that threats would stop for years and years to come. And no crying of hezbollah should bring so-called world to assist them in stopping Israel finishing their job...

Where is the outrage from the people who are exploiting our tragedy, why not protesting Lebanon for the inhumane treatment for the last 60 years of our people?

IDF should use an all women group to board the all women flotilla :-)

Boy the chutzpah.

the siege on gaza imposed to prevent gazan from getting weapons ok ok i may believe you .. there is a solution inspect the vessels and let them sail to gaza to deliver food and medicine to gaza

The simple solution is for Cyprus to refuse them docking privileges. Then they could not go to Gaza because they came from Lebanon and not Cyprus. Since according to the Lebanese, a state of war exists between Israel and Lebanon, Israel would have the right to stop them. Even the UN would have to stop them under the resolutions passed after the last Lebanon war.

Why are the Egyptians complaining about the blockade being broken... maybe we should open the boarder between Egypt and Gaza.... something tells me Egypt is NOT ready for that.

they are always trying to provoke Israel

All this talk about a Palestinian state and you would'nt even allow a ship carrying humanitarian aid to enter Gaza. How can you expect to have a viable palestinian state when you want to control every aspect of lifeof the Palastinians. Show a good gesture to the Palestinians living in Gaza, they may change their vote next time......

Humble yourselves and amend your constitution of war with Israel, sail to Ashdod, allow your ship and personnel to be inspected by the Israeli authorities, and then accompany the legitimate goods to the border with Gaza. That will be the easy part of the journey. The hard part starts with trying to guard your convoy of "aid" to the needy Gazans from the thieving hands of armed Hamas thugs and bandits along the way. Their bank accounts, warehouses, and pantries are already full from ill-gotten aid over the years so they don't need any more.

Humble yourselves and amend your constitution of war with Israel, sail to Ashdod, allow your ship and personnel to be inspected by the Israeli authorities, and then accompany the legitimate goods to the border with Gaza. That will be the easy part of the journey. The hard part starts with trying to guard your convoy of "aid" to the needy Gazans from the thieving hands of armed Hamas thugs and bandits along the way. Their bank accounts, warehouses, and pantries are already full from ill-gotten aid over the years so they don't need any more.

Just keep your rights "under International Law" (the real one, not the one you assume) and all will be fine.

The moment the Israeli government admitted that its Gaza blockade policy was flawed...it has now opened the flood gates...for other nations to break the last remnants of the blockade. Its an interesting point that Israel is trying to urge the UN and the international community to stem the tide. In past occurances, the UN/international community was generally ignored or treated as biased. Israel's perceived attitude on its principal right to act within "international law" is eroding, given its questionable success rate on the diplomatic front.

Same as with the Iranian ship:send an unarmed border patrol, that would be searched upon boarding the ship to make sure they won't use or plant any weapon, and let them then throughly search the ship at will. The illegal blockade is done with anyway, so this gesture would cost you relatively little. A big plus is that it would all of a sudden easen a lot of the tensions with both Iran and Lebanon. I'm sure some parties in these countries would start saying some praise about Israel.

Oh please, you can flex all you want but you won't do a thing. The same old rotation, "they did it first"... grow up, ME.

Israel should know better, do not mess-uup with Lebanon.,

Being met by female woman soldiers. So it all should be well. No fuss at all. The last ship was not peaceful at all and full of hate.This one is gentle kind hearted woman.

international law states you had no right to board the boats, dont use internationals laws for your defence when others cant

Here Lebanon, who's already at a war with Israel, threating to run Israel's blockade and yet no one is upset about it. I'd be willing to lay money that this will end in violence and THEN the world will again be "outraged"... at Israel. What a bunch of friggin' hypocritx you all are in the liberal media.

And then say they are attacked for no reason by Israel. It has been like that in 67, 80, 06. Always the same story. Israel has the moral obligation to defend its territory. If Lebanon knows it will start a conflict why does it provoke? Just deliver the humanitarian cargo to Egypt. I hope the world will not be fooled this time. Lebanon is criminal.

Isreal kicked Lebenon's butt once before, Can Lebenon afford another butt kicking? Blockade: To stop the flow of goods or weapons from reaching a port. Isreal says if they can search the ships to make sure there are no weapons the goods can go through. Those not allowing searches must be smuggling weapons into a port against a blockade. Therefore I agree with Israel to use all the force nessessary to stop those ships including sinking them. Be searched and go in peace, Run the blockade to make some non-existant point, and die. The choice is in the hands of the people trying to run the blockade.

Israel will not let the ship break the blockade it can't and so the ship will either be boarded with soldiers in riot gear rather than with paintball guns or the ship will be disabled and towed to Ashdod. If Hizbollah os stupid enough to start a war over this then the Lebanese will be the ones needing materials for reconstruction after Israeli bombs and tanks have finished their jobs. If their concern is with Gazans and not just trying to get one over on Israel politically then they will work with Israel instead of against it. They will peacefully dock in Ashdod and they will have their cargo inspected and then delivered overland.

Despite best efforts to demonize the aid flotillas the world recognizes the truth behind the lies.

for both Lebanon and Israel to stop playing who can piss the farthest. Add Iran to the list. It is essential to break the blockade, but far better it be done by those countries and groups who do not give Israel an excuse for another war. There is provocation on both sides here and a dangerous game. Let the German Jews send a flotilla, and perhaps other European countries. If it is an Arab country, Israel will have all the excuse it needs to use all those US weapons it bought.

Blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah?

(1) Why are Israeli leaders actively sabotaging any peace process that may end in a two state solution, something that is largely, according to analysts from ALL parts of the political spectrum, the best end-game for Israel because of the demographic struggle to retain a Jewish identity? (2) Why wouldn't the IDF set up a security checkpoint in Gaza, accept ALL aid after inspection from WHEREVER, and then (somewhat subtly) stop giving aid in the amounts donated by other countries since the minimum aid required would be met. This would make it so other countries like Iran cannot break the siege (there is no reason to, the aid is being let in and distributed by Israel in accordance with International conventions - perhaps even checked for distribution by the UN officials) and, in addition, reduce the Israeli responsibility for this welfare territory. I get that the reaction of the Knesset is meant to be along the lines of deterrence, but ask yourselves: do you find yourself having to defend Israel more or less after the flotilla raid?

So Israel has no right to stop shipping vessels from entering Gaza.

After Israel has lifted the "siege" over Gaza (keeping the naval blockade in place for security purposes only), what will be the gain to the Lebanese activists from sending another ship? By now they realize that they will end up in Ashdod, which they can now do directly, by shipping officially all the humanitarian goods to Gaza through Ashdod? Well, consider the case of the disappearing ship "Miriam". We have seen pictures of the Bishop blessing the women voyagers. Was this an illusion? Perhaps not. The Miriam might be on its way to Gaza right now, going in some roundabout way, perhaps to an Egyptian port, then make a turn and head towards Gaza, and all this time Israel is watching out for the "Julia", a newly announced ship which may simply be a decoy. Perhaps the goal here is to outsmart and humiliate Israel.