国际英语新闻：Gaza policy applicable in other parts of West Bank: Barak

Shortly after the Israeli raid on the flotilla, the secretary- general called for a multinational investigation of Israel's raid on the Gaza-bound aid flotilla that left nine dead but the proposal was swiftly rejected by the Israelis.

"We expressed that our view that for the time being as long as those new flotillas are in the preparation, it is probably better to leave it on the shelf for a certain time," Barak said. "We are moving ahead with our independent investigation, which we believe is clearly independent ... credible."