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| By: Israel Insider staff |
| Published: October 28, 2007 |
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Prime Minister Ehud Olmert told his cabinet Sunday that the IAF could have infiltrated Turkish airspace during the air strike on September 6, marking the first time the prime minister has publicly alluded to the incident.
"If Israeli planes indeed penetrated Turkish airspace, then it was without prior intent or any intent to infringe upon or undermine Turkish sovereignty, which we respect," a statement from Olmert's office cited him as telling the Cabinet, according to Haaretz.
In a conversation with Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan last week, Olmert "expressed Israel's apologies to the Turkish government and the Turkish people for any harm that might have been caused," the statement said.
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