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2010-06-03 10:05:58

Prime Minister David Cameron has told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that he "deplored the heavy loss of life" caused during Israel's interception of a flotilla of aid.

At least nine people were killed, and a Briton injured, after commandos stormed a ship destined for the Gaza Strip.

Mr Cameron urged Israel to respond constructively to its critics.

He also called for it to lift the blockade of Gaza.

A Downing Street spokesman said the prime minister spoke to Mr Netanyahu on Monday.

He said: "The prime minister deplored the heavy loss of life off the coast of Gaza.

"He reiterated the UK's strong commitment to Israel's security, but urged Israel to respond constructively to legitimate criticism of its actions, and to do everything possible to avoid a repeat of this unacceptable situation."

The spokesman said Mr Cameron also stressed the importance of urgently lifting the blockade of Gaza, and allowing full access for humanitarian aid.

These comments echoed sentiments expressed earlier by Foreign Secretary William Hague, who suggested the best response would be for the international community to achieve "a durable resolution to the Gaza crisis".

Consular access has been granted to the injured Briton and access to other Britons on the boats was being sought, Mr Hague told the BBC.

The exact number of UK nationals on board the vessels is not yet known, and contact has benn difficult to make with them.

EU ambassadors from 27 nations, including Britain, are holding emergency talks to discuss the deaths.
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On Monday hundreds of protesters gathered near Downing Street in London to condemn the violence, and later moved on to the Israeli embassy in Kensington.

Other protests took place in Bristol and Manchester, where campaigners targeted a BBC building, smashing doors and placing a Palestinian flag on the roof.

The ship, carrying 10,000 tons of aid, including cement and building materials that Israel bans from Gaza, left the coast of Cyprus on Sunday.

It had been due to arrive in Gaza on Monday, but Israeli armed forces boarded it overnight in international waters and clashed with the 500 or so people onboard.

The ship, a passenger ferry called Mavi Marmara, was one of three ships provided by Insani Yardim Vakfi (IHH), a Turkish aid organisation with links to the Turkish government.

Israel says the flotilla buying security camera with paypal dvd 270 9 cute gsm was breaking a blockade put in force to prevent arms smuggling to Gaza and it had repeatedly said the boats would not be allowed to reach the territory.
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Tanveer Qamar told the BBC his aunt Parveen Yacub was on the flotilla, but did not know where or how she was.

Former Prime Minister Tony Blair, who is the Quartet Representative in the Middle East, expressed his "deep regret and shock at the tragic loss of life".

Meanwhile, the Israeli ambassador Ron Prosor has withdrawn from his scheduled appearance at the Hay Festival of Literature on Tuesday.

In 2007, Israel and Egypt tightened a blockade of Gaza after the Islamist movement Hamas took power there.

Israel says it allows about 15,000 tonnes of humanitarian aid into Gaza every week, but the United Nations says that is less than a quarter of what is needed.

 

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