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| Turkey drops case against Israeli officers in Gaza flotilla killings | Turkey drops case against Israeli officers in Gaza flotilla killings |
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| A Turkish court has dropped a case against four Israeli military officials charged over a deadly raid on a ship in an aid flotilla bound for Gaza in 2010. | |
| Arrest warrants for the four were also dropped, a lawyer for the victims said. | Arrest warrants for the four were also dropped, a lawyer for the victims said. |
| Ten Turkish activists lost their lives as a result of the raid, in which Israeli commandos stormed the lead ship in the convoy to Gaza. | Ten Turkish activists lost their lives as a result of the raid, in which Israeli commandos stormed the lead ship in the convoy to Gaza. |
| Dropping the charges was a key part of a deal agreed between Israel and Turkey this June to normalise bilateral ties. | Dropping the charges was a key part of a deal agreed between Israel and Turkey this June to normalise bilateral ties. |
| Under a deal reached this year, Israel agreed to pay $20m (£15.9) in compensation to the victims of the raid. In return, Israeli nationals would not be held criminally or financially liable for the incident. | Under a deal reached this year, Israel agreed to pay $20m (£15.9) in compensation to the victims of the raid. In return, Israeli nationals would not be held criminally or financially liable for the incident. |
| The officials, including former military chief of staff Gabi Ashkenazi, went on trial in absentia in 2012. | The officials, including former military chief of staff Gabi Ashkenazi, went on trial in absentia in 2012. |
| The deal allowed Turkey and Israel to restore normal relations in June, mending a six-year rift that followed the flotilla incident. | The deal allowed Turkey and Israel to restore normal relations in June, mending a six-year rift that followed the flotilla incident. |
| It also allows Turkey to send aid to Gaza and carry out infrastructure projects in the Palestinian territory. | It also allows Turkey to send aid to Gaza and carry out infrastructure projects in the Palestinian territory. |
| Turkey was once Israel's closest ally in the region, and the two countries share many strategic interests. | Turkey was once Israel's closest ally in the region, and the two countries share many strategic interests. |
| The Turkish-owned ship Mavi Marmara was part of a flotilla attempting to breach an Israeli blockade of Gaza when it was intercepted by Israeli commandos on 31 May 2010. | The Turkish-owned ship Mavi Marmara was part of a flotilla attempting to breach an Israeli blockade of Gaza when it was intercepted by Israeli commandos on 31 May 2010. |
| Ten pro-Palestinian Turkish activists, one of them a dual American citizen, were killed and dozens wounded as clashes broke out after the commandos boarded the ship, descending on ropes from helicopters. | Ten pro-Palestinian Turkish activists, one of them a dual American citizen, were killed and dozens wounded as clashes broke out after the commandos boarded the ship, descending on ropes from helicopters. |
| The two sides had blamed each other for the violence. | The two sides had blamed each other for the violence. |
| A UN inquiry was unable to determine at exactly which point the commandos used live rounds. | A UN inquiry was unable to determine at exactly which point the commandos used live rounds. |
| Correction 10 December 2016: This article mistakenly said the Mavi Mamara was an aid ship. It was a passenger ship that was part of an aid flotilla. |
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