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Turkey reacted furiously to the deadly raid by Israeli commandos

Turkey has barred an
Israeli military flight from Turkish airspace, in apparent retaliation
for Israel's raid on an aid convoy bound for Gaza.

Turkey's prime minister confirmed that a "ban" had been
implemented after the raid, which left eight Turkish citizens and one
Turkish-US citizen dead.

Military flight bans are now being considered on a
case-by-case basis, Turkish officials said.

The banned flight was carrying Israeli officers to Poland to
tour Auschwitz.

The plane was denied permission to cross Turkish airspace and
was therefore forced to fly an alternative route.

Meanwhile, Israel's commission of inquiry into the flotilla
raid opened on Monday.

Diplomatic fall-out

A senior
Turkish foreign ministry official told the BBC there was now an official
policy in place of banning Israeli military aircraft from Turkish
airspace, but on a case-by-case basis.

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