Original sentence: Israeli officials, interviewed soldiers and a journalist on a nearby IDF vessel said that the soldiers used their pistols only after their lives were in danger, while several activists on board said that the IDF had opened fire on the ship before boarding
Edited sentence: Israeli officials, interviewed soldiers and an eyewitness journalist said that the soldiers used their pistols only after their lives were in danger, while several activists on board said that the IDF had opened fire on the ship before boarding