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| Israel and Turkey reach 'understanding' on restoring ties | Israel and Turkey reach 'understanding' on restoring ties |
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| Israel and Turkey have reached a preliminary agreement on normalising relations, an Israeli official said. | Israel and Turkey have reached a preliminary agreement on normalising relations, an Israeli official said. |
| Ties broke down after the Israeli navy raided a flotilla trying to break Israel's blockade of Gaza in 2010. Ten Turkish activists were killed. | |
| The deal will see Israel compensate families of those killed while Turkey will drop all claims against Israel, the unnamed official said. | The deal will see Israel compensate families of those killed while Turkey will drop all claims against Israel, the unnamed official said. |
| There has been no official confirmation yet from either side. | There has been no official confirmation yet from either side. |
| The agreement is reported to have been reached at a meeting between senior Israeli and Turkish officials in Switzerland. | The agreement is reported to have been reached at a meeting between senior Israeli and Turkish officials in Switzerland. |
| According to the official, the deal will also see the renewed exchange of ambassadors. | |
| Talks will also begin on laying down a natural gas pipeline from Israel to Turkey, the official added. | |
| Turkey is currently embroiled in a row with key gas supplier Russia over the downing of a Russian fighter jet by Ankara. | Turkey is currently embroiled in a row with key gas supplier Russia over the downing of a Russian fighter jet by Ankara. |
| Israel and Turkey had been firm allies until the deadly raid on the flotilla, which had been trying to break Israel's blockade of Gaza. | |
| Israel tightened maritime restrictions on Gaza from 2007, leading to a blockade which it says it a vital security measure against the militant Islamist group Hamas, which administers the territory. | |
| Pro-Palestinian activists on board clashed with Israeli commandos who boarded the lead vessel in international waters, about 75 miles (120km) from the blockade zone. | |
| Ten of the activists, one of them a Turkish American, were killed and 10 commandos were injured. |