Turkey grieves for dead Gaza activists
Turkey organized the funerals for nine activists who died in Israel’s raid on a Gaza aid flotilla.
The remains were transported from Israel to Istanbul, together with more than 450 activists, to a heroes’ welcome.
Israel announced there is no need for an international inquiry into the incident, claiming it will meet the "highest international standards".
An investigation was instructed by the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) as they voted for it earlier.
As for President Barack Obama, he thinks that the situation is ‘tragic’, and added that Israel does have "legitimate security concerns" in Gaza.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said his troops were left with no choice but to halt the ships.
He said the flotilla had been aiming not to deliver humanitarian aid to Gazans, but to break Israel’s blockade.
It was Israel’s duty to stop rockets and other weapons being smuggled into Gaza to Hamas by Iran and others, he said.
Turkey, has warm ties with Israel in recent history, recalled its ambassador after the incident on Monday.
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