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Santorini affair
Wikipedia's first sentence called it “or was a ship which was captured in 2001 by the israeli shayetet 13”. Today it says “fishing boat used for weapons-smuggling”.
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Santorini was a fishing boat used for weapons-smuggling, which was captured in May 2001 by the Israeli Shayetet 13 Naval Commando Unit. This was the first ship caught in an attempt to smuggle weapons to Palestinian-controlled territories. In May 2002, three of the Santorini' s crew members were convicted of attempting to smuggle weapons into the Gaza Strip .
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Then
or was a ship which was captured in 2001 by the israeli shayetet 13
Now
fishing boat used for weapons-smuggling
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