U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, who met Netanyahu earlier Monday in Rome, called the Turkey deal a "positive step." Under Monday's deal, Israel will pay $20 million in compensation for families of victims of the naval raid. While each side was forced to compromise, the deal brought some welcome gains to the Israeli and Turkish leaders. "With this deal, the process of returning ties to normal has begun," Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said in Ankara. Yildirim did not comment on Israeli claims that Turkey agreed to prevent Hamas from fundraising or military activities on its soil.

Source: ABC News June 27, 2016 07:01 UTC