United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has conveyed a proposal to Israel to set up an international commission of inquiry into the raid on the Gaza-bound aid flotilla a week ago. Israeli media Haaretz has said that the head of the committee would be former New Zealand prime minister and an expert on maritime law, Geoffrey Palmer and committee members would include representatives from the United States, Turkey and Israel. A statement issued by the spokesperson of the Secretary-General following Mr. Ban’s telephone discussions with Prime Ministers Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey, and Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel, said Secretary-General will continue to consult concerned parties and Council members on options for moving forward with the investigation. According to Israeli Media Haaretz, senior officials at the Foreign Ministry have said that Israel should consider the idea favourably.