Itongadol.- A Turkish court has ordered the arrested of four former Israeli commanders, including former IDF chief of staff Lt.-Gen. (res) Gabi Ashkenazi in connection with the May 2010 IDF raid of the Mavi Marmara flotilla ship in which nine pro-Palestinian Turkish activists were killed.
The former Israeli commanders were being tried in absentia at the Istanbul 7th Court of Serious Crimes, according to Turkish daily Hurriyet.
The court decided to request that Interpol issue a Red Notice for the arrest of Ashkenazi, along with former Navy chief Eliezer Merom, former Military Intelligence chief Amos Yadlin, and former Air Force intel chief Avishai Levi.
The court originally charged the four in May 2012, but it was believed that the international lawsuits would be dropped as part of ongoing reconciliation efforts between Turkey and Israel.
Turkish prosecutors have asked that the four Israelis get life sentences for their roles in the raid.