Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was present in the Navy's command bunker at the Kirya military headquarters during the takeover of the Gaza flotilla, and this is the reason he requested to cancel his testimony in the corruption trials, which he described in his request as 'security and political reasons.' During the takeover of the previous flotilla, Netanyahu did not address the naval commandos, but this time he spoke on the communication network: 'You are doing an exceptional job and thwarting a malicious plan designed to break the isolation we are imposing on Hamas terrorists in Gaza. The water looks simply wonderful.' Defense Minister Israel Katz and Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir were also present in the bunker.