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1/23/11

Israel inquiry finds Gaza aid flotilla raid 'was legal' - UN says it was "unacceptable level of brutality"

An Israeli inquiry has found the country's navy acted legally in a deadly raid on a flotilla of aid ships trying to reach Gaza last May. The raid, in which nine Turkish activists were killed, attracted widespread international condemnation.

A separate UN inquiry last year said the navy had shown an "unacceptable level of brutality". But Israel's inquiry found the actions of its navy "to be legal pursuant to the rules of international law".

For more: BBC News - Israel inquiry finds Gaza aid flotilla raid 'was legal'

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