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Saturday, September 3, 2011

Ma'an News Agency: UN flotilla report provokes angry reactions in Gaza

The UN report into Israel's deadly raid on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla has provoked angry reactions in the Gaza Strip.

The report, made public Thursday, found that Israel's naval blockade of Gaza was legal but commandos used excessive force in the May 2010 incident, in which nine civilians were killed.

Written by a panel headed by former New Zealand Prime Minister Geoffrey Palmer, the report said the naval blockade "was imposed as a legitimate security measure in order to prevent weapons from entering Gaza by sea and its implementation complied with the requirements of international law."

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