Israeli naval commandos stormed a flotilla of civilian aid ships bringing supplies to the besieged Gaza Strip overnight, killing at least 10 people and wounding dozens.
As estimates of the numbers killed in the high seas raid on the Gaza flotilla soared to as many as 19 in the Turkish and Israeli media, Israel's military censor slapped a ban on any reporting of the toll of dead and injured. Some of the wounded were being ferried to hospitals inside Israel for treatment.