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Turkey expels Israel ambassador over flotilla raid

Turkey expelled Israel's ambassador and said Friday it is cutting military ties with the country over its refusal to apologize for last year's raid on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla that killed nine people.

 

Israel drops threat to deport, ban journalists

Israel drops threat to deport, ban journalists

The Israeli government on Monday dropped a threat to issue lengthy deportation orders against journalists aboard a Gaza-bound flotilla, in an attempt to scale back a crisis with the international media.

 

Israeli Panel Rules Flotilla Raid Legal

An Israeli commission concluded on Sunday that Israel had acted in accordance with international law when its military intercepted a flotilla off Gaza last May.

 

Israel says won't let Libyan aid ship reach Gaza

Israel will not allow an aid ship sent by a Libyan group to reach Gaza, Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman said on Sunday, just over a month after Israeli commandos killed nine activists in a raid at sea.

 

Israel brushes off call for apology

Israel brushes off call for apology

"Israel will never apologize for defending its citizens," a high-ranking Israeli government official told CNN on Monday, after Turkey reportedly demanded an apology or an inquiry into an Israeli raid on an aid ship that killed nine Turkish citizens.

 

Israel loosening Gaza blockade

Israel announces passage of more goods into strip in response to criticism following a deadly sea raid.

 

Hamas: Obama's call to ease Gaza blockade "meaningless"

Islamic Hamas movement on Thursday described the US President Barack Obama's call for easing Israeli blockade on the Gaza Strip as "meaningless." Obama made the remarks following a meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud ...

 

Obama calls situation in Gaza "unsustainable"

President Barack Obama urged Israel on Wednesday to help ease restrictions on humanitarian aid and civilian goods for Gaza after a deadly flotilla raid, saying the situation in the blockaded coastal strip was unsustainable.

 

Israel eases Gaza embargo, allows snack food in

Israel eases Gaza embargo, allows snack food in

Israel is easing its Gaza embargo to allow snack food and beverages into the Palestinian enclave, Palestinian officials said Wednesday, following an international outcry over Israel's raid on an aid flotilla.

 

Fatalities on Gaza Flotilla Said to Include U.S. Citizen

Fatalities on Gaza Flotilla Said to Include U.S. Citizen

One of the nine people killed in the Israeli raid was an American citizen of Turkish descent, according to a Turkish official.

 

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