In a significant move, Israel has agreed to participate in UN probe of Gaza flotilla. The Forum of Seven senior ministers today decided that Israel must accept the United Nations' proposal to establish an international panel of inquiry into its naval raid on a humanitarian aid ship bound for the Gaza Strip.According to Israeli media Haaretz, this is the first time Israel has ever agreed to participate in a United Nations probe regarding the Israel Defence Forces. It is also the first time Israel will be represented on a UN committee dealing with its activities.The panel will investigate the events of the Israel Navy's May 31 commando raid of a six-ship flotilla, which left nine Turkish activists dead. Israel had balked at the UN request but faced international pressure to allow for an external probe into the matter.The Forum of Seven ruled that it would give UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon a positive response, in principle, to allow him to move forward with establishing the panel of inquiry. Simultaneously, negotiations will continue regarding who will comprise the committee and the composition of its mandate.