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Israel and Turkey have held their first high-level meeting since the row over the killing of Turkish activists on an aid ship bound for Gaza, officials say.Israeli Trade Minister Benjamin Ben-Eliezer held secret talks with Turkey's Foreign Minister, Ahmet Davutoglu, reportedly in Brussels on Wednesday.Turkey later confirmed the meeting but said nothing substantial was agreed.Ankara curtailed diplomatic relations with Israel in May, after the naval raid in which nine Turks were killed. The country, which had been Israel's most important Muslim ally, has demanded an apology and compensation for the victims' families.Israel has refused, saying its commandos acted in self-defence after being attacked by a group of passengers on the ship, which was part of a flotilla trying to break its blockade of the Gaza Strip.
