An Israeli daily claimed Wednesday that “the Israeli Navy has recently strengthened its cooperation with the Lebanese Navy in the Mediterranean, as it prepares for possible pro-Palestinian flotillas to Gaza on Nakba Day this month.”\r

Israeli media claimed Wednesday that “the Israeli Navy has recently strengthened its cooperation with the Lebanese Navy in the Mediterranean, as it prepares for possible pro-Palestinian flotillas to Gaza on Nakba Day this month.”

Quoting navy officials, Haaretz reported that the Israeli occupation forces were lately being aided by the Lebanese Navy to drive out foreign fishing boats approaching the seized Palestinian waters.

“When the Israeli navy identifies a fishing boat that is closing in on Israel's maritime border at a distance less than 400 meters, the Israel Navy turns to its counterparts on the Lebanese side, through an international body, and Lebanese ships arrive and drive the boat north, away from the Israeli border,” the Zionist paper explained.

As pro-Palestinian activists have reportedly announced their intention to organize flotillas to Gaza, Haaretz quoted an Israeli navy official as saying that “our goal is that the Lebanese will take care of the fishing boats that approach the border”.

"The danger is the close distance: A suicide bomber could get to Rosh Hanikra or Achziv beach within seconds,” the Israeli daily said.