JERUSALEM — The Israeli commission probing the deadly May 31 raid on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla on Sunday invited Turkish citizens who were on the ferry to testify, a spokesman said.
"We have sent a letter via the Turkish ambassador inviting all Turkish passengers or crew to come and give evidence in Israel," Tirkel Commission spokesman Ofer Lefler told AFP.
He said the captain of the Mavi Marmara, on which nine Turkish activists were killed when Israeli forces stormed the ferry in international waters, had not yet responded to an invitation to testify that was sent on September 12.
The deadly violence took place on the ferry, which was part of a six-ship aid flotilla trying to run Israel's blockade on the Gaza Strip. At the time of the operation, there were more than 600 people on the ferry.
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