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Israel Threatens to Pull Out of UN Gaza Flotilla Probe
(AFP) Patrick Moser - Israel will pull out of a UN probe into the May 31 Gaza flotilla incident if the panel insists on grilling its soldiers, a spokesman for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday. "The prime minister said Israel would not cooperate with any commission that would ask to question soldiers," Nir Hefetz told military radio. "Before Israel gave the green light to its participation in the panel we had discreet negotiations in order to ensure that this commission would not harm the vital interests of Israel," he added. The remarks came after UN chief Ban Ki-moon denied he had struck an agreement with Israel that would bar the UN panel from interviewing Israeli military personnel. "There was no such agreement behind the scenes," Ban said Monday.