Panel Says Israeli Flotilla Raid Broke International Law

A panel appointed by the United Nations says that Israel violated international law when it launched a military raid on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla in May, Ha'aretz (Israel) reports.

Nine Turkish activists, including one with U.S. citizenship, were killed in the raid of the Mavi Marmara that was trying to breach a blockade.

The Human-Rights Council's fact-finding mission concluded that Israel's blockade of the Gaza Strip was unlawful because there was a humanitarian crisis. It...