The four officers are being tried in Israel ; Israel : ` ` show trial ... has nothing to do '' with it . Nine died after Israel boarded the MV Mavi Marmara as its crew tried to deliver aid to Gaza . Present at the trial Tuesday were officials from the Humanitarian Relief Foundation , a Turkish Islamist charity organization widely known by its Turkish acronym IHH . They tell of mistreatment , that Israeli troops used excessive force against unarmed civilians . Israel says the organized movement of armed passengers justified the use of deadly force .
The four officers are being tried in Israel ; Israel : ` ` show trial ... has nothing to do '' with it . Nine died after Israel boarded the MV Mavi Marmara as its crew tried to deliver aid to Gaza . They tell of mistreatment , that Israeli troops used excessive force against unarmed civilians . Israel says the organized movement of armed passengers justified the use of deadly force .