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Turkish Flotilla Ships Leaving Israel

   VOA News 05 August 2010
   The  Mavi  Marmara  ship,  aboard  which  Israel's  deadly  raid  on a
   Gaza-bound flotilla took place leaves the Haifa port, northern Israel,
   on its way to Turkey, 5 Aug 2010.

Photo: AP

   The  Mavi  Marmara  ship,  aboard  which  Israel's  deadly  raid  on a
   Gaza-bound flotilla took place, leaves the Haifa port, northern Israel
   on its way to Turkey, 5 Aug 2010.

   Israel  allowed three Turkish ships from the fatal Gaza-bound flotilla
   to leave on Thursday and head back to Turkey.
   Turkish  tugboats at the port of Haifa Thursday morning towed the Mavi
   Marmara  out  to  sea.  The passenger ship was at the center of a high
   seas Israeli raid on May 31 that left nine people dead.
   Israel  says  it  was  acting  in  self-defense  but the action raised
   international outrage.
   Two  other  boats also commandeered by Israel were due to be towed out
   of the southern port of Ashdod.
   Israel says it complied with Turkey's demands to return the ships.
   Earlier this week, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced
   that  Israel  will  be  cooperating  with  a  probe  into the flotilla
   incident ordered by United Nations Chief Ban Ki-moon.

   Some information for this report was provided by AFP.

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