UN inquiry says Israel flotilla raid 'excessive': NYT

UNITED NATIONS: A UN-mandated inquiry into a deadly Israeli raid on a Turkish-led aid flotilla to Gaza in 2010 said that Israel's action was "excessive," according to excerpts published Thursday by the New York Times.

The report, which has not yet been officially published amid a dispute between Israel and Turkey, said however that Israel's blockade of Gaza is legal. Nine people died in the Israeli raid on May 31, 2010. (AFP)