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Turkish Navy Will Escort Gaza-Bound Aid Ships -- News from Antiwar.com

Turkish Navy Will Escort Gaza-Bound Aid Ships -- News from Antiwar.com

The Turkish navy will significantly increase its presence in the eastern Mediterranean and plans to escort civilian ships carrying aid to Palestinians in the Gaza Strip as part of a “more aggressive strategy” following the release of the UN Palmer report on the 2010 Gaza flotilla.

“The eastern Mediterranean will no longer be a place where Israeli naval forces can freely exercise their bullying practices against civilian vessels,” a Turkish official was quoted as saying.

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