Flotilla
ISTANBUL - Thousands of mourners hailed activists killed in an Israeli commando mission as martyrs Thursday, hoisting their coffins to cheers of "God is great," while Turkish leaders said Israel had jeopardized its relationship with its closest Muslim ally despite meeting Ankara's demand to release the hundreds captured in the raid.
JERUSALEM - Israel's army has been using confiscated videos to justify its deadly raid against a Gaza-bound aid flotilla, and the Foreign Press Association wants it to stop.
ISTANBUL - Mourners in Istanbul hoisted coffins above their heads to cheers of "God is great!" Thursday to honor activists slain during an Israel commando raid, as Israel rejected demands for an international panel to investigate its deadly seizure of an Gaza-bound aid ship.
TEL AVIV - Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu has said that "Israel won't apologize for defending itself" and described criticism of the commando attack on six flotilla heading towards the Gaza Strip with humanitarian aid as "international hypocrisy".
ISTANBUL - Hundreds of activists deported from Israel following a bloody raid by Israeli commandos on a pro-Palestinian flotilla returned to a hero's welcome in Turkey early Thursday.
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- Obama expresses regret over loss of lives
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- White House backs investigation into Israeli raid
- Israel deports activists detained from aid flotilla
- Turkey wants US condemnation of Israeli raid
- UN resolution ‘unacceptable’, says Israel
- Turkey: 4 Turks dead on aid ship
- India condemns Israeli raid on ship, calls for dialogue
- Egypt lifts its side of Gaza blockade for aid
- Turkish PM calls Israeli ship raid a 'massacre'
- Iraq's Supreme Court ratifies election results
- Aide: Abbas says no need to quit peace talks
- Wife: Israel sending American on seized ship home
- Bloody Israeli raid on flotilla sparks crisis
- Flotilla Gaza Aid stormed by Israeli commandos; 10 killed
- Netanyahu: Flotilla raid was self defense
- Israeli police say 16 Gaza activists sent to jail
- Israeli PM shortens Canada trip, cancels US visit
- Israeli prime minister cancels White House meeting
- Israeli PM continues Canada trip
- Israeli PM backs army in Gaza-bound flotilla raid
- Israel faces condemnation, protests after raid
- India urged to condemn Israeli attack on flotilla
- Turkey withdraws ambassador to Israel over deaths
- Israelis told to avoid Turkey after flotilla raid
