ICC Launches Initial Probe into Flotilla Massacre

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The International Criminal Court opened a preliminary probe into "Israel's" deadly raid on a Gaza-bound flotilla back in 2010.

"My office will be conducting a preliminary examination in order to establish whether the criteria for opening an investigation are met," Fatou Bensouda noted in a statement issued from the court based in The Hague.

"After careful analysis of all available information, I shall make a determination that will be made public in due course," Bensouda stated.
The referral from the Comoros was relayed to the ICC by a Turkish law firm, Elmadag, representing the Marmara casualties' families.
"If this will not bring about results, we'll know that certain countries are influencing the court," Ramadan Ariturk, one of the families' attorneys, told the Anatolia Turkish news agency.

Nine Turkish nationals were martyred when "Israeli" commandos raided a six-ship flotilla seeking to bust "Israel's" naval blockade of the Gaza Strip on May 31, 2010.

The maritime assault severely wrecked relations between Turkey and "Israel", with Ankara demanding a formal apology and compensation for the families of the raid victims, as well as lifting off the blockade.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by moqawama.org