International court to look into Israel’s 2010 Gaza flotilla raid

Published on May 16, 2013

The International Criminal Court prosecutor said she would open a preliminary examination into the 2010 Israeli raid on a Gaza-bound flotilla, which left nine Turkish activists dead.

Accepting an apology graciously

Published on March 28, 2013

"Turkey was the first to recognize Israel from the Muslim world. Since the 15th Century, Turkey was a shelter for the Jewish people. I can think of about 1,000 reasons why Turkey and Israel should be friends. There is an affinity in history; there is a closeness in geography."

Israel to allow Turkish construction material into Gaza

Published on February 12, 2013

Israel has agreed to allow Turkish trucks carrying construction materials into the Gaza Strip for the construction of a hospital.

Israel eases Gaza blockade

Published on December 26, 2012

Israel is easing its blockade on Gaza, the Defense Ministry confirmed to local media.

Israel, Hamas teams in Cairo for more truce talks

Published on November 26, 2012

Egyptian mediators began separate talks on Monday with Hamas and with Israel to flesh out details of a ceasefire agreed last week that ended eight days of fighting in the Gaza Strip.

Israel seizes pro-Palestinian activist ship off Gaza

Published on October 20, 2012

The Israeli navy seized an international pro-Palestinian activist ship on the Mediterranean high seas on Saturday to prevent it breaching Israel's blockade of the Gaza Strip, a military spokeswoman said.

Document shows Israel counted Gazans’ calories

Published on October 17, 2012

An Israeli document shows that Israel calculated the number of calories Palestinians in Gaza would need in order to avoid malnutrition.

Mavi Marmara victims’ families sue Israel

Published on October 8, 2012

Relatives of nine Turkish citizens killed in the raid aboard the Mavi Marmara ship filed a lawsuit against Israel, according to Turkish reports.

U.N. hits at Israel and Palestinian authorities

Published on September 10, 2012

United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon warned Israel on Monday that keeping its long-standing blockade of Gaza would only condemn the area's people to lasting poverty and play into the hands of extremists in the Middle East.

Aid groups urge Israel to lift Gaza blockade

Published on June 14, 2012

Fifty international aid groups and United Nations agencies issued a joint appeal on Thursday calling on Israel to lift its blockade of the Gaza Strip, which is ruled by Hamas Islamists.

Israel mishandled Gaza flotilla incident, comptroller report finds

Published on June 13, 2012

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.

Amnesty International report raps Israel for Gaza blockade

Published on May 24, 2012

Amnesty International blasted Israel for its blockade of the Gaza Strip in its annual report on the state of the world’s human rights.

Australian lawmaker’s call against Israel criticized

Published on November 7, 2011

The head of Australian Jewry scolded a left-wing parliamentarian who demanded that an Australian member of a Gaza-bound flotilla be immediately released.

U.N. panel’s report says Gaza blockade was legal

Published on September 1, 2011

A long-awaited U.N. report on a May 2010 Israeli raid on a Gaza-bound ship that killed nine Turks says that Israel's blockade of the Gaza Strip was legal, the New York Times reported on Thursday.