Relations between Israel and Turkey continue to be overshadowed by the memory of 2010's Mavi Marmara flotilla as the two countries try to edge toward a rapprochement.
Meanwhile this week, Israeli naval commandos once again prevented from more boats from reaching Gaza.
Talks between Ankara and Jerusalem resumed last week in a new channel when Foreign Ministry Director General Dore Gold met his Turkish counterpart Feridun Sinirlioglu in Rome.
At the same time, the Israeli government has said that the already existing channel managed by special envoy Joseph Ciechanover and National Security Adviser Yossi Cohen was also still functioning. The flurry of diplomacy may be connected to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's failure to secure his party's parliamentary majority in last month's election.
Whatever the trigger for the talks, the disagreement over compensation for the families of nine Turkish citizens killed in the Israeli raid on the Mavi Marmara, as well as Mr Erdogan's anti-Israeli policies, have prevented a full resumption of diplomatic relations.
The has been a flurry of diplomacy between Israel and Turkey
Another sign of the lingering tension was evident last Thursday when Israel forbade nine Turkish journalists and activists from entering the country. After nine hours of questioning, they were deported back to Turkey. Israel claimed the group had ties to Hamas.
Early on Monday morning, Israel's navy intercepted a small flotilla carrying pro-Palestinian activists intent on breaking the naval blockade on Gaza.
Although the activists claimed to be carrying humanitarian aid to Gaza, most of the passengers were journalists looking to score propaganda points.
When they refused to turn back, one of the boats, the Marianne was boarded by commandos who commandeered it without causing casualties and towed it towards Ashdod. The other three boats sailed back towards Greece.
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