Turkey denied the Turkel Committee's request to hear testimony from the captain of the Mavi Marmara, Israel's Channel Two reported on Wednesday. The Turkel Committee is investigating the May 31 raid of the Turkish flotilla ship Mavi Marmara in which nine anti-Israel militants were killed while attempting to break Israel's blockade of the Hamas-controlled Gaza region.

Turkey formed its own committee to investigate the flotilla incident which has already heard testimony from the Mavi Marmara's captain and crew. According to the Channel Two report, the Turks have already sent the committee's findings to the United Nations and have told Israel to look at the testimony of the captain contained within the existing report if they believe it can aid their investigation.

The Turks also emphasized that the flotilla incident will not be over until Israel apologizes for killing nine Turkish activists during the raid and pays their families reparations. IDF soldiers, who had been ordered to use paint guns instead of standard riot gear such as tear gas and rubber bullets due to political pressure on Israel from the Obama administration, were attacked by the Turkish militants and acted in self defense with live fire.