[rottndog]

How can it be friendly fire when Israeli pilots buzzed the ship at least 8 times prior to the attack, low enough that the pilots and crew waved at each other?

They knew who they were shooting at when the started shooting.

[wideawake]

How can it be friendly fire when Israeli pilots buzzed the ship at least 8 times prior to the attack, low enough that the pilots and crew waved at each other?

You are now swapping unsubstantiated stories for established facts.