Turkey barred an Israeli military plane from using its airspace after a deadly raid on Gaza-bound aid ships without specifying whether there was a blanket ban. Military planes are required to obtain over flight permission before each flight. One military plane was denied permission immediately after the May 31 raid which left nine Turks dead. The diplomat did not specify whether the incident signaled a total ban on Israeli military flights using Turkish airspace. There were no restrictions on civilian flights.An Israeli military plane taking an army delegation to Poland was denied permission to use Turkish airspace. The cargo plane, carrying more than 100 officers on their way to visit Auschwitz, had to follow an alternate route.
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