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Israeli marines killed nine activists onboard in May 2010 [AFP, File]</p>
<p>ANKARA (AFP) &#8212; The Turkish ship that became famous after it was raided by Israeli troops while en route to Gaza may not join an upcoming aid mission to the Palestinian territory, a mission organizer said on Thursday.</p>
<p>Israeli marines killed nine Turkish activists in May 2010 when they stormed the Mavi Marmara in international waters as the ferry tried to break Israel&#8217;s widely condemned blockade on Gaza.</p>
<p>Activists are planning to send another flotilla to Gaza at the end of June, partly to commemorate the events last year, which ignited a diplomatic row between Israel and Turkey, two countries that once had good relations.</p>
<p>However a spokesman for the Turkish Islamist charity IHH, which is spearheading the mission, told the NTV television station that the Mavi Marmana &#8220;has not fully completed its preparations,&#8221; and may not be able to sail.</p>
<p>&#8220;There are still some documents missing for the new trip,&#8221; Huseyin Oruc said, explaining that ship had recently been worked on.</p>
<p>The organization said it will likely decide Friday on whether the vessel will take part in the upcoming mission.</p>
<p>If the ship does sail, its cargo might be inspected by UN experts before departing, according to Oruc.</p>
<p>Israel has strongly urged Turkey to block the flotilla from leaving this time, warning that its forces will again take action to prevent activists from arriving in Gaza.</p>
<p>Egypt has reopened its Rafah border crossing with Gaza, allowing more material to flow into the territory and effectively weakening Israel&#8217;s blockade of the coastal territory.</p>
<p>Earlier this month, Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu called on activists to rethink the upcoming mission after the Rafah opening.</p>
<p>He suggested that aid could now be delivered without provoking Israel or risking the lives of citizens.</p>
<p>Israel imposed a blockade on the Gaza Strip in 2006, after Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit was snatched by a group of Gaza-based militants. It tightened the restrictions a year later, when the radical Palestinian Hamas movement took control of the enclave.</p>
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