No apology for flotilla raid: Israel
Israel said Friday it would not apologise for its deadly 2010 raid on a Turkish-led flotilla of Gaza aid ships after a UN report accused the Jewish state of using excessive force.
"Israel once again expresses its regret for the loss of human life but does not apologise for this operation," Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said in a statement.
"Israel, like every other country, has the legitimate right to defend itself," it added.
The boarding of the Gaza-bound ships by Israeli special forces which left nine Turkish activists dead and plunged ties with Ankara into a deep crisis, was criticised in a UN report leaked on Thursday.
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