Netanyahu ordered drone attacks on Gaza-bound aid boats off Tunisia last month, CBS News reports

Oct 3 (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu directly approved military operations on two vessels last month that were part of the Gaza-bound Global Sumud Flotilla carrying aid and pro-Palestinian supporters, CBS News reported on Friday, citing two U.S. intelligence officials. Israeli forces on September 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, according to the report. (Reporting by Jasper Ward and Ismail Shakil; Editing by Chris Reese)

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