A group of Turkish air passengers claimed they were harassed and intimidated at a Tel Aviv airport on September 5.

Israel has adopted UN report on the 2010 Gaza Flotilla with the reservations that were presented by the Israeli representative to the UN committee.

"We want to both preserve relations and defend our rights. If our friendship with Israel is to continue, the way for it is to apologize and offer compensation," Turkish Foreign Minister said.

US President: some of Turkey's recent actions have caused questions to be raised on Capitol Hill about whether we can have confidence in Turkey as an ally.

Israeli Defense Ministry will coordinate with a Turkish delegation to see a fleet of tow vessels brought over from Turkey in the coming days to pick up the three ships.

Turkey has closed its airspace to some Israeli military flights following a deadly raid on a Gaza-bound aid ship, the Turkish prime minister and officials said on June 28. An official said civilian commercial flights were not affected.

“Cooperation with Israel will have a negative impact on relations with Arab states,” Artak Shakaryan said.