JERUSALEM — Israeli naval commandos intercepted and commandeered a cargo vessel on Tuesday loaded with weaponry en route from Turkey to Egypt, according to Israeli officials. Military officials said that the ship, which was flying a Liberian flag, had sailed to Turkey from Syria. They said it was not clear where the weapons were loaded, but the assessment was that they were bound for Gaza, the Palestinian coastal enclave controlled by Hamas. The military noted in a statement that Turkey “was not tied to the incident in any way.” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that he authorized commandeering the vessel in the early hours of Tuesday morning because Israel had a…
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