Turkey downgrades relations with Israel
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Speaking on Friday Turkish Foreign Minister Davutoglu announced that Turkey would be downgrading relations with Israel. He said that Turkey would be reducing diplomatic representation in Israel to 2nd secretary level, and that all military agreements with Israel would be suspended.
He added that the Israeli government was responsible for the situation, and there was no going back unless Israel met Turkish demands to resolve flotilla incident. Davutoglu also said that Turkey did not recognize legality of Israeli blockade on Gaza. (Reuters)
