Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan reiterates that Israel must apologize for its raid on a Gaza-bound flotilla that left nine peace activists dead.
Erdogan noted that Tel Aviva should also pay compensation for killing the Turkish nationals on May 31.
"Unless Israel pays compensation and seeks an apology, peace cannot be restored in the Middle East and Israel will remain alone," Erdogan told a gathering in Multan, Pakistan on Wednesday, dpa reported.
The Gaza Freedom Flotilla was trying to deliver thousands of tons of humanitarian supplies to the 1.5 million impoverished people of Gaza, who have been under Israel's siege since 2007.
The assault has done a record damage to Israel-Turkey bilateral ties, already clouded over Tel Aviv's attacks on Gaza at the turn of 2009, which killed more than 1,400 Palestinians, mostly civilians.
The UN Human Rights Council has ordered the investigation of the Israeli attack, saying that there is clear evidence to back prosecution against Tel Aviv.
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