The Gaza flotilla raid resulted in nine Turkish activists being killed on the Mavi Marmara, another ship in the flotilla. The incident strained diplomatic relations between Israel and Turkey and led to a reevaluation of Israel's blockade of Gaza.
: After decades of varied use, including a period as a houseboat in the 1950s, she was found in poor condition in the 2000s. She was restored by the Leila Sailing Trust and used for sail training. ss leyla
To the casual observer docking in Istanbul in the early 1930s, the Leyla was unremarkable—a modest, 1,200-ton Turkish cargo steamer with a scuffed black hull and a single funnel that coughed more smoke than power. But beneath the rust and rivets, the Leyla was a wolf in sheep’s wool, playing a dangerous game between the dying Ottoman Empire and the rising tide of World War II. The Gaza flotilla raid resulted in nine Turkish