Slow and Steady Wins the Race!
It is 1:30 universal time, and here is the news in Special English.
Israel says it will immediately expel nearly seven hundred foreign activists detained during an operation to seize aid ships traveling to the Gaza Strip. Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu says those released include twenty four activists Israel had threatened with trial. Israel has already sent home some of those on the aid ships. Most were Turkish citizens. On Monday, Israeli forces seized a group of aid ships in international waters. At least nine pro-Palestinian activists were killed including four Turks. The ships were carrying supplies to the Gaza Strip to break Israel's three-year blockade of the Palestinian territory. The Obama administration is refusing to blame Israel or any other group for the deadly incident in the Mediterranean Sea. Israeli forces seized a group of ships carrying aid to the Gaza Strip Monday. An administration's spokesman noted a United Nations Security Council statement on the incident. It condemned the acts which resulted in the loss of life. It also supported a call for an independent investigation. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton appealed for restraint by all involved. She also gave support to the idea of an investigation by Israel.
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