Israel may have committed war crimes when commandos stormed an aid ship in 2010 killing nine people, but officials will not be prosecuted because the offences are 'not serious enough'. Eight Turks and one Turkish-American died after crack troops opened fire on the crew of the Mavi Marmara in the early hours of May 31, 1010. The incident, which happened in international waters, sparked international condemnation and led to years of tense relations between Turkey and Israel. Today prosecutor Fatou Bensouda said that 'there is a reasonable basis to believe that war crimes were committed on  the Mavi Marmara' but were 'not of sufficient gravity to justify further action by the International Criminal Court (ICC).'
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International Criminal Court rules there is basis to say war crimes took place
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But lawyers will not prosecute as the offences are 'not sufficiently grave'
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Eight Turks and one American-Turk died in raid on ship by Israeli troops
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Crew say soldiers fired first but Israel says troops fired after being attacked
Nine @placeholder died when Israeli troops storming the boat opened fire - the crew claim the soldiers fired without warning, while Israel says they shot after being attacked (pictured, activists hold a Israeli troop)