Israeli Govt. Rejected Military On Gaza Ships

JERUSALEM [MENL] -- For about two years, the Israeli government was said to
have rejected appeals by the military to stop uninspected ships headed to
the Gaza Strip.
A senior Israeli official acknowledged that the government had allowed
uninspected ships to sail to the Gaza Strip despite the military's concern
that they were transporting rockets and missiles. The official said the
policy was changed in 2010 to prevent a Turkish-flagged flotilla to arrive
in Gaza.