Probably not what the panel was expecting to hear.

Ashkenazi: Next time, IDF will use snipers to halt Gaza-bound flotillas

“Our fundamental problem, and mine as well, was exactly that,” he said. “I estimated there would be 18 people on the upper deck, and that if we came with a helicopter and threw a stun grenade they would relent. We had to guarantee ‘sterile’ conditions for the unit.”

Once forces came into contact with passengers, he said, “the navy commander made the right decision in taking over the bridge of the ship.”

Ashkenazi said that if the IDF is faced with a similar situation in the future, there may be no alternative to deploying snipers to minimize troop casualties. “When people are looking for a fight, it usually happens,” he said.