Eight Turks and one Turkish-American were killed and several other pro-Palestinian activists were wounded when Israeli commandos stormed the ship Mavi Marmara while stopping an international flotilla trying to breach a blockade of the Gaza Strip.

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Gunness ignored the fact that despite that lawful blockade, which he falsely labeled "a clear breach of international law, " Gaza has experienced overall economic growth in recent years.

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