In May 2010, a group of Turkish activists calling themselves the Gaza Freedom Flotilla attempted to defy Israel’s illegal naval blockade of Gaza and deliver humanitarian aid to the impoverished Palestinian coast.

Still in international waters, medical, educational, and infrastructural supplies in tow, they were stopped by the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF). The Israeli soldiers boarded the Mavi Marmara and opened fire, killing ten and wounding many others.

The attack sparked a major diplomatic fallout between the two nations. Turkey demanded that Israel issue an official apology and, more importantly, end its embargo. Israel balked. Now, after six years of impasse, Turkey and Israel have announced a deal that normalizes relations between the two countries.