Is that too cynical of me to say that the sole purpose of the trip was to incur as many "innocent" deaths as possible? How about this: Hamas was not interested in the aid if Israel would not let all of it come in. I guess they were disappointed that bomb making material and other construction items were confiscated.

Guardian, Hamas refuses flotilla aid delivered by Israel

The de facto Hamas government in Gaza has refused to accept truckloads of aid offloaded from the flotilla raided by Israeli forces earlier this week.

According to officials in Gaza, Hamas has said it will not permit the supplies to enter the besieged territory until all detained activists are released and Israel agrees to deliver all aid consignments, including construction materials.

Israel agreed to deliver the aid after it forcibly blocked the flotilla's passage to Gaza on Monday, in an assault by naval commandos that ended in the deaths of nine pro-Palestinian activists.

But construction materials, which Israel claims could be seized by militants for use in making weapons and building underground bunkers, were excluded.

The flotilla was thought to be carrying about 8,000 tons of cement and other materials which have been barred by Israel since it tightened its blockade on the Gaza Strip three years ago.

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"Israel brought five truckloads of wheelchairs to the crossings, but Hamas turned them back," said the official in Gaza City. "It all went back to Ashdod."

If the Gaza people were truly starving or in need of medicine and medical equipment, should not Hamas have accepted the aid?