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Mavi Marmara: Israeli officers face Turkish trial | Mavi Marmara: Israeli officers face Turkish trial |
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A Turkish court has charged four senior Israeli military commanders over the killing of nine Turkish activists trying to reach Gaza in 2010. | A Turkish court has charged four senior Israeli military commanders over the killing of nine Turkish activists trying to reach Gaza in 2010. |
Ex-military chief of staff Gabi Ashkenazi and former heads of military intelligence, the navy and air force are expected to be tried in absentia. | Ex-military chief of staff Gabi Ashkenazi and former heads of military intelligence, the navy and air force are expected to be tried in absentia. |
The nine pro-Palestinian activists were killed after Israeli troops boarded their ship, the Mavi Marmara. | The nine pro-Palestinian activists were killed after Israeli troops boarded their ship, the Mavi Marmara. |
They had been hoping to breach Israel's naval blockade and deliver aid to Gaza. | They had been hoping to breach Israel's naval blockade and deliver aid to Gaza. |
A prosecutor at the court in Istanbul has called for each of the four Israeli officers to face nine life sentences, Turkish news agency Anatolia reported. | A prosecutor at the court in Istanbul has called for each of the four Israeli officers to face nine life sentences, Turkish news agency Anatolia reported. |
The other three commanders are ex-naval chief Vice Admiral Eliezer Marom, former head of military intelligence Major General Amos Yadlin, and former head of the air force Brigadier General Avishai Lev. | The other three commanders are ex-naval chief Vice Admiral Eliezer Marom, former head of military intelligence Major General Amos Yadlin, and former head of the air force Brigadier General Avishai Lev. |
If they are convicted, the Turkish court could issue a warrant for their arrest. | If they are convicted, the Turkish court could issue a warrant for their arrest. |
Israel carried out its own investigation but has not prosecuted anyone involved in the raid. | |
The Mavi Marmara was intercepted by the Israeli navy in international waters as it sailed towards Gaza's coast on 31 May 2010. | The Mavi Marmara was intercepted by the Israeli navy in international waters as it sailed towards Gaza's coast on 31 May 2010. |
A UN inquiry found that Israel's blockade of Gaza was "a legitimate security measure". | A UN inquiry found that Israel's blockade of Gaza was "a legitimate security measure". |
It said Israeli troops had faced "significant, organised and violent resistance" when they boarded the ship. | It said Israeli troops had faced "significant, organised and violent resistance" when they boarded the ship. |
But it said Israel's decision to board the ship and the use of substantial force was "excessive and unreasonable". | But it said Israel's decision to board the ship and the use of substantial force was "excessive and unreasonable". |
The incident has led to a major rift in relations between Turkey and Israel. | The incident has led to a major rift in relations between Turkey and Israel. |
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