Netanyahu explains apologies for flotilla raid

Israeli Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu explained today his apologies to Turkey over the Israli attack on Turkish aid flotilla three years ago. 

"This decision was made mainly because the Syrian crisis is becoming more and moire intense. Possible coopearation between Turkey and Israel is very important in such circumstances. We should also have a chance to cooperate in order to respond to other threats existing in the region," Netanyahu wrote on Facebook.

The Israeli prime minister has recently apologised to his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan for Israeli attack on Turkish aid flotilla heading to Gaza. The move was criticized bitterly by some Israeli politicians, including former foreign minister Avigdor Lieberman.