UN chief wants inquiry into raid

The lethal raid that left nine people dead on board a Gaza-bound ship should be investigated by a committee headed by New Zealand's former prime minister, United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon says. The UN chief initiated the proposal, which would see an Israeli and a Turkish deputy working alongside ex-New Zealand PM Geoffrey Palmer.

The proposal was handed over to Israel over the weekend and had not yet received a response from Jerusalem. The Foreign Ministry did not reject the offer out of hand, and the forum of top seven government ministers will be discussing Sunday various options for probing the lethal raid. (Roni Sofer)