Relatives of nine Turkish citizens killed in the raid aboard the Mavi Marmara ship filed a lawsuit against Israel, according to Turkish reports.
Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman told Turkish journalists that Israel has \”no reason to apologize\” for the Mavi Marmara incident.
Israel\’s State Comptroller issued a report highly critical of the government\’s handling of the Mavi Marmara Turkish aid flotilla to Gaza in 2010.
Thousands of Turks in Istanbul rallied against Israel Thursday, marking the second anniversary of an Israel Defense Forces raid on the Mavi Marmara ship that was part of a flotilla that claimed to be carrying humanitarian aid to Gaza.
A Turkish criminal court accepted indictments against the four top Israeli commanders who led the 2010 raid on the Gaza-bound Mavi Marmara ship.
Turkish government prosecutors have completed their investigation into the incident aboard the Gaza-bound Mavi Marmara in 2010.
Turkey blocked the participation of Israel in next month\’s NATO Summit in Chicago, a Turkish newspaper reported.\n
The head of Australian Jewry scolded a left-wing parliamentarian who demanded that an Australian member of a Gaza-bound flotilla be immediately released.
The Israeli navy Friday boarded two boats carrying pro-Palestinian activists toward the Gaza Strip in a fresh challenge to Israel\’s blockade of the Islamist-controlled territory.
Seven Jewish House members urged President Obama to conduct an intensive review of the country\’s relationship with Turkey.\n
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