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A Turkish ship carrying humanitarian aid for the Gaza Strip docks at the Israeli port city of Ashdod, the first warming move between the two countries since relations began to improve. Relations between Turkey and Israel were tense since the 2010 Gaza flotilla raid but ended last week when Turkey agreed to normalize ties in a diplomatic treaty.
2016-07-4

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu apologizes to his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdoğan for the death of nine activists during a flotilla raid in Gaza in 2010 and offers compensation for their families.
2013-03-22

President of the United States Barack Obama announces that Israel and Turkey have reached an agreement to normalize relations between both countries.
2013-03-22

Turkish lawyers file a complaint against Israel over the Gaza flotilla raid in the International Criminal Court.
2010-10-14

A court in Israel court jails a man who broke into the Turkish embassy in Tel Aviv and asked for asylum; his lawyer says the man was once an Israeli informer whose life is now under threat.
2010-08-18

Ayman al-Zawahiri, speaking via an audio message, criticises the Turkish government for what he says is co-operation with Israel, as well as "killing Muslims in Afghanistan".
2010-08-15

Turkey buries its citizens killed in the raid. Israel states there is "no need" for an international inquiry because it expects its own inquiry to meet the "highest international standards." President of Turkey Abdullah Gül states relations between the two countries would "never be the same".
2010-06-3

Israel summons the ambassadors of Cyprus, Greece, Ireland, Sweden and Turkey to protest the expedition as an unnecessary provocation after eight ships, including four cargo vessels and a Turkish passenger ferry carrying 600 people, including a Nobel peace laureate and former U.S. congresswoman, set sail for Gaza with 10,000 tons of humanitarian aid to break a three-year Israeli blockade on the territory.
2010-05-27

Turkey's Prime Minister, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, describes Israel as the "main threat to peace" in the Middle East.
2010-04-7

Turkey threatens to recall its ambassador from Israel over a dispute involving Turkey's ambassador to the country. Israel apologized later. [https:--www.reuters.com-article-idUSTRE60C1M420100113 (Reuters)] [https:--web.archive.org-web-20100116153947-http:--www.haaretz.com-hasen-spages-1142344.html ("Ha'aretz")] [http:--www.todayszaman.com-tz-web-news-198418-turkey-says-will-withdraw-ambassador-if-israel-does-not-apologize.html ("Today's Zaman")]date=August 2019
2010-01-13