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Reuters: Israel Processes Gaza Activists, U.N. Urges Inquiry

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Tags: Activists, Aid Ships, Gaza Strip, Israel, U.N.

Israel detained or deported on Tuesday hundreds of activists who were on Turkish-backed aid ships seized en route to Gaza, and the U.N. called for impartial investigation into the deaths of nine people in the takeover.

While Israel's diplomats worked to calm international outrage, its navy said it was ready to intercept another aid vessel that organizers of the flotilla planned to dispatch to the Gaza Strip, an enclave run by Hamas Islamists, next week.

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