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Israeli PM: Gaza blockade prevents attacks (AP)

Riot police stand guard as pro-Palestinian demonstrators gathered near the entrance of the residence of Israeli ambassador to Turkey to protest against Israel, in Ankara, Turkey, Wednesday, June 2, 2010. Israel quickened the pace of expelling activists from a Gaza-bound flotilla on Wednesday as the diplomatic fallout from its deadly raid on the ships widened. Israeli media say the Foreign Ministry has ordered the families of its diplomats in Turkey to return home because of the uproar there over Israel's deadly naval raid on a Gaza-bound aid convoy.(AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)AP - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected criticism of a deadly raid against a flotilla carrying aid to Gaza earlier this week, saying the blockade of the Palestinian territory is needed to prevent missile attacks against Tel Aviv and Jerusalem.


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