Turkey Flies Home Flotilla Wounded, Gives Zionist Regime 24-hr Window to Release Turkish Nationals

Turkey has begun a large-scale operation to bring home people injured in the Zionist attack on the Freedom Flotilla and Turkish citizens detained after the incident.

Ankara had warned Tel Aviv on Tuesday to release Turkish citizens who were taken into "Israeli" custody following the storming of a Turkish ship that was part of the Freedom Flotilla, giving the Zionist regime a 24-hour window to release all Turkish nationals.

Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said on Wednesday that "Israeli" Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ultimately bowed to Turkey's demand and is releasing and deporting over 600 pro-Palestinian activists, including some accused of attacking "Israeli" commandos in the deadly assault.

A Turkish plane carrying an Irish national and a Turkish activist who were seriously injured by "Israeli" commandos landed at a military base near Ankara late on Wednesday.

Two other military planes are expected to bring home 17 more wounded Turkish activists.

On Monday, Turkey recalled its ambassador to "Israel" after the attack on the Freedom Flotilla and demanded that the blockade of Gaza be lifted as a condition for normalizing relations.

The "Israeli" military attacked the Freedom Flotilla in international waters in the Mediterranean Sea early on May 31, killing at least 19 people on board the six ships, mostly Turkish nationals, and injuring about 50 others.

The Turkish parliament unanimously passed a non-binding declaration calling for a review of economic, political, and military ties with "Israel" earlier on Wednesday