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| Turks threaten break with Israel | Turks threaten break with Israel |
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| There were large-scale Turkish protests against Israel's naval raid | There were large-scale Turkish protests against Israel's naval raid |
| Turkey has threatened to break all diplomatic ties with Israel over its raid on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla. | |
| Turkey's foreign minister said such a break could only be averted if Israel either apologised or accepted the outcome of an international inquiry into the incident in May. | |
| The Israeli government said it has nothing to apologise for. | The Israeli government said it has nothing to apologise for. |
| Ankara curtailed diplomatic relations with Israel after the naval raid, in which nine Turks were killed. | Ankara curtailed diplomatic relations with Israel after the naval raid, in which nine Turks were killed. |
| Turkey - which until recently was Israel's most important Muslim ally - has demanded both an apology and compensation for the victims' families. | Turkey - which until recently was Israel's most important Muslim ally - has demanded both an apology and compensation for the victims' families. |
| Aid space ban | |
| But Mr Davutoglu said his government would be satisfied with the ongoing Israeli inquiry if that found Israel to be at fault. | |
| "Israelis have three options," he said in remarks published by Turkish media on Monday. | |
| "They will either apologise or acknowledge an international, impartial inquiry and its conclusion. Otherwise, our diplomatic ties will be cut off." | |
| Mr Davutoglu also said there was now a blanket ban in place on all Israeli military aircraft using Turkish airspace, not just on a case-by-case basis. | |
| The BBC's Jonathan Head in Istanbul says Turkey appears to be hardening its stance towards Israel, just five days after a surprise meeting between Mr Davutoglu and Israeli Trade Minister Benjamin Ben Eliezer in Switzerland. | The BBC's Jonathan Head in Istanbul says Turkey appears to be hardening its stance towards Israel, just five days after a surprise meeting between Mr Davutoglu and Israeli Trade Minister Benjamin Ben Eliezer in Switzerland. |
| Israel says its commandos acted in self-defence after being attacked by passengers on the ship, which was part of a flotilla trying to break its blockade of the Gaza Strip. | Israel says its commandos acted in self-defence after being attacked by passengers on the ship, which was part of a flotilla trying to break its blockade of the Gaza Strip. |