Turkish Military Official: "Cancellatioon of drill was caused by delay in Drones delivery ... not Gaza!"

Someone, somewhere,  is trying to cushion thing before they go too far ... In Zaman/ here

"... The official, who wanted to remain anonymous, stated that Israel has failed yet again to deliver the Israeli-made surveillance drones, known as Herons, to Turkey. “Turkey needs those vehicles in its fight against terror. What led to the recent crisis between Turkey and Israel was the delay in the delivery,” he noted.

...... The last-minute cancelation spurred the Israeli side to claim that Turkey wanted to exclude its air force from taking part in the drill.

Israeli media reports quoted Israeli defense officials as saying that the exercises in Turkey had been scrapped over Turkish opposition to Israel, particularly due to its devastating offensive into the Gaza Strip in December 2008 and January 2009.

Ankara, however, denied the claims ...."