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Line 222: [[File:Flickr - Israel Defense Forces - Weaponry Used by Passengers Aboard the Mavi Marmara (2).jpg|thumb|An assortment of the knives, wrenches, and wooden clubs found on the deck of the Marmara, according to the Israeli military]] The Israeli military said that in addition to medical aid and construction materials, they found knives, clubs, slingshots, bulletproof vests, gas masks, and night vision goggles aboard the ''Mavi Marmara''.<ref name="wheelchair"/> A statement released by Foreign Affairs Minister [[Avigdor Lieberman]] stated that violence against the soldiers was pre-planned, and that "light weaponry" was found on the ships, including pistols that had been seized from IDF commandos. Israel stated that the naval forces "found weapons prepared in advance and used against our forces." IDF photos displayed daggers, kitchen and pocket knives, metal and wooden poles, flares, wrenches and slingshots with marble projectiles said to have been used against the soldiers.<ref group="text" name="FAZ Holzstöcke">{{Cite news |last=Rößler |first=Hans-Christian |newspaper=Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung |title=Holzstöcke zu Eisenstangen |trans-title=Wooden staves to iron bars |date=5 June 2010 |url=https://www.faz.net/s/RubB30ABD11B91F41C0BF2722C308D40318/Doc~E9DBECE78EBE94D5D8F5D8796FA48B544~ATpl~Ecommon~Scontent.html |language=de |access-date=5 June 2010 |quote={{lang|de|Als Anschauungsmaterial für die Gewaltbereitschaft der Aktivisten verbreitete die Armee später Bilder von Holz- und Eisenstangen, Steinschleudern, Murmeln, aber auch Schraubenschlüsseln und einer Reihe von Messern, wie sie in jedem größeren Haushalt zu finden sind.}} [As support for the claim that the activists were ready for violence, the army later published images of wooden staves and iron bars, slingshots, marbles, but also screwdrivers and a set of knives such as can be found in any larger household.]}}</ref><ref name="IDFSPOKE">{{cite web |url=http://idfspokesperson.com/2010/06/01/photos-of-the-mavi-marmaras-equipment-and-weapons-1-jun-2010/|title=Photos of the Mavi Marmara's Equipment and Weapons|publisher=Israel Defense Forces Spokesperson|date=1 June 2010 |access-date=5 June 2010}}</ref> The activists were said to have also lobbed [[stun grenades]] at IDF soldiers, and the IDF furnished video reflecting this.<ref name="grenades">{{Cite news |url=http://www.jpost.com/Israel/Article.aspx?id=177261|title='Activists threw stun grenades': New IDF footage shows attacks before soldiers boarded 'Mavi Marmara'|work=The Jerusalem Post|date=2 June 2010}}</ref> An activist said that it would have been impossible to have firearms on board because "all the boats were carefully inspected by the government before they left the port of departure."<ref name="LIVE: Israeli raid on Gaza flotilla">{{Cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/10196585.stm|title=LIVE: Israeli raid on Gaza flotilla|date=31 May 2010|publisher=BBC |access-date=31 May 2010}}</ref> | |||