At dawn on May 31, 2010, an international humanitarian aid flotilla was boarded and searched in international waters by Israeli commandos while trying to reach Gaza.
The transaction has a total of ten people, including nine Turks, provoking a diplomatic crisis between Jerusalem and Ankara.
"I have determined that there is sufficient information to estimate that war crimes under the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court bases were committed on one of these ships, the Mavi Marmara when the Israeli Defense Forces intercepted Gaza flotilla, "said the prosecutor.
War crime, yes, but not "serious enough" or "large-scale" for the Court's response. Members of the Turkish IHH organization which organized the flotilla are furious: "The International Criminal Court has the authority to initiate an investigation. God willing, there will be a call to his refusal to do so. This is a first, "says Bulent Yildirim, the president.
The prosecutor had been seized by the government of the Comoros state from which was recorded the Mavi Marmara.
Turkish and Israeli officials met to discuss compensation for the families of victims, the first stage of a diplomatic thaw.
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