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No dropping legal suits over Marmara raid, Turkish prosecutor says
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleThe Turkish prosecutor tasked with seeking justice against Israeli soldiers and officials over the deaths of 10 activists during a military raid on the Mavi Marmara tells Israel’s Channel 10 that dropping legal claims over the incident will not happen.
Under the rapprochement deal inked between Israel and Turkey Tuesday, Israel agreed to pay $21 million to the families of those killed and injured in the raid aboard the Gaza blockade-busting ship in 2010. However, the money will only be released if Turkey passes legislation dropping any legal claim against Israel.
“I can say the families of the victims don’t want Israeli government money, they want to punish these criminals,” the prosecutor is quoted saying.
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