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| Israel admits flotilla 'mistakes' | Israel admits flotilla 'mistakes' |
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| The aid flotilla was trying to break Israel's blockade of the Gaza Strip | The aid flotilla was trying to break Israel's blockade of the Gaza Strip |
| Israel's military operation against a Gaza-bound aid flotilla was undermined by mistakes at a senior level, a military report has concluded. | Israel's military operation against a Gaza-bound aid flotilla was undermined by mistakes at a senior level, a military report has concluded. |
| The Israeli probe into the operation criticises intelligence gathering and forward planning, reports say. | The Israeli probe into the operation criticises intelligence gathering and forward planning, reports say. |
| Commanders also relied too heavily on one single plan, Israel says. | Commanders also relied too heavily on one single plan, Israel says. |
| The aid flotilla was trying to break Israel's blockade of the Gaza Strip when it was intercepted on 31 May. Nine activists died. | |
| Retired general Giora Eiland, who chaired the panel tasked with scrutinising the operation, presented the results of the investigation to media in Tel Aviv. | Retired general Giora Eiland, who chaired the panel tasked with scrutinising the operation, presented the results of the investigation to media in Tel Aviv. |
| "Mistakes were made in the various decisions taken, including within relatively senior ranks, which contributed to the result not being as we would have wished," he said, reports news agency AFP. | "Mistakes were made in the various decisions taken, including within relatively senior ranks, which contributed to the result not being as we would have wished," he said, reports news agency AFP. |
| "In this inquiry we found that there were some professional mistakes regarding both the intelligence and the decision-making process." | "In this inquiry we found that there were some professional mistakes regarding both the intelligence and the decision-making process." |