21.01.2011                     16.Shevat, 5771

Hilfsflottille:

Turkel panel to say IDF acted in self defense during Gaza flotilla raid

The Israeli Commission, charged with investigating the events surrounding the Gaza flotilla of May 2010, will make its report public next week.

The Turkel Commission investigating the events surrounding the Gaza flotilla of May 2010 is expected to determine that the actions of the commando unit that took control of the ships did not contravene international law, and that the IDF soldiers on the Mavi Marmara acted in self-defense when they killed nine Turkish citizens….