Martin: Israeli inquiry into flotilla raid ‘will not suffice’

AN internal Israeli investigation into the state’s deadly raid on the Gaza-bound aid flotilla “will not suffice”, Foreign Affairs Minister Micheál Martin has said.

He reiterated his call for a transparent international inquiry in order to “establish precisely what happened and ensure there is full accountability”.

“We also need to ensure that a clear red line is established between what constitutes acceptable and unacceptable actions within the international community and to reinforce basic respect for the principles of international law,” he told the Oireachtas European Affairs Committee yesterday.