Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said on Thursday that all three Israeli-seized Turkish ships have departed from Israel, Anadolu Agency reported.
Turkey's Gaza-bound aid ships were seized by Israel after the May 31 Israeli raid. Three ships have been kept at Israeli ports since May 31. On July 23, Israel decided to give back aid ships.
Davutoglu told reporters that all the three seized ships were released today.
He added that "Mavi Marmara" ship left Israel at 4:40 p.m., "Defne" ship at 5:20 p.m., and "Gazze" ship departed at 7:45 p.m..
Davutoglu said, "I hope the ships will reach Turkey's Iskenderun port in a short time."
Israeli commandos killed eight Turks and an American of Turkish origin on May 31 raid in Mavi Marmara ship.