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A reporter and producer for the Arabic news organization Al Jazeera who was on board the Gaza-bound aid flotilla during Monday's deadly raid gave a firsthand account of the grisly scene aboard the ship to the network Thursday.
According to Jamal ElShayyal's account of the raid, the Israeli military had fired on the Mavi Marmara before boarding the ship.
"It was evident there was definitely fire from the air, because one of the people who was killed was clearly shot from above -- he was shot, the bullet targeted him at the top of his head," ElShayyal said.
"There was also fire coming from the sea as well." This account differs from the one given by the Israeli military.
The reporter also describes being mistreated by officials alongside other civilians before his Thursday release.
Originally posted by joeroxor
"We’re a humanitarian ship, we were unarmed, we’re all civilians, we had no weapons onboard.""
Originally posted by TV_Nation
reply to post by ararisq
So you are willing to dismiss this account and go on only the information and footage that Israel has provided?
If Israel had nothing to hide then why did they confiscate all of the recording devices of the people on board.
This is not 100% conclusive to say the least and I never said it was but this could be considered the other side of the story.
I love how you act like Israel's description of the events must be true and that Israel is impartial and non biased...
Originally posted by TV_Nation
The people on board took apart the railings of the ship after they had been fired on so that they had something to fight back with.
The ship did not have firearms on it and like I said just about anything can be used as a weapon including parts from the ship.
Also if you watched the entire video he stated that the passengers did indeed grab makeshift weapons once the Israeli navy was about to board.
I am not dismissing everything that does not fit my view I am just trying to look at this from a different angle. To be honest when this story first broke and I saw footage of the attack I was on Israels side.