'The time for talking is over': Turkish humanitarian announces plans to break Israel's naval siege on Gaza

The head of the Turkish Humanitarian Relief Foundation (IHH), Bulent Yildirim, during a huge public rally in Istanbul announced that the organisation would head a naval fleet towards Gaza to break Israel's seige. 

"The time for talking is over. We will go down to the sea, we will reach Gaza, and we will break the siege," he said. 

Yildirim participated in the Gaza Freedom Flotilla in 2010. The boat he was on was boarded by Israeli troops and nine pro-Palestinian activists were killed at the time. 

Translation: The head of the Turkish Relief Foundation İHH Bulent Yildirim announced, a short while ago, during a huge public rally in Istanbul, the completion of preparations for the launch of a naval fleet towards Gaza to break the siege on its people: The time for talking is over. We will go down to the sea, we will reach Gaza, and we will break the siege.