Turkey renews call for Israel apology

Turkey's Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu

Source: Press TV
http://www.presstv.ir/detail/157136.html


Turkey asserts that Israel cannot run away from the murder of nine Turkish Gaza-bound activists and repeats its demand for apology and compensation.

On Saturday, the country's Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said, “Nothing can cover up” the deadly act of aggression, the Associated Press reported.

The victims died and 50 others were injured on May 31 during an Israeli commando attack on the Freedom Flotilla, an international Turkish-backed aid convoy, which had set sail to break Tel Aviv's siege of the Gaza Strip.

The fleet was carrying approximately 750 human rights activists and around 10,000 tons of construction material, medical equipment and school supplies.

The activists were subsequently expelled and the cargos were transferred to the Israeli port of Ashdod to the south of Tel Aviv. Reports, meanwhile, pointed to Israeli forces' appropriating and misusing the activists' personal belongings.

Davutoglu accused Israel of not responding to Turkey's overtures, apparently referring to Ankara's several instances of offering Tel Aviv the opportunity to make amends for the assault.

The remarks came on the eve of the return of Mavi Marmara, the lead ship of the attacked convoy.

The vessel, which is expected to carry the survivors of the attack, is expected to be received in a deserving ceremony, attended by thousands, Israeli website Ynetnews reported.