Here is the list of governments that summoned the Israeli ambassadors to their countries following the flotilla incident May 31:
- Austria
- Belgium (five Belgian nationals were aboard the flotilla. Belgium takes over the European Union’s chair at the beginning of July)
- Brazil (one Brazilian citizen was aboard the flotilla)
- Bulgaria (two Bulgarian journalists were aboard the flotilla)
- Cyprus (40 activists had been barred from joining the flotilla by the Cypriot government, which did not allow the flotilla to dock in its ports or sail in its waters)
- Denmark
- Egypt (the other country bordering Gaza, Egypt enforces the blockade of Gaza by land)
- Finland
- France
- Germany (six German citizens were aboard the flotilla)
- Greece (also suspended a military exercise with Israel and postponed a visit by Israel’s Air Force chief)
- Ireland (the Rachel Corrie, a ship Israel intercepted several days after the flotilla incident, was Irish-owned)
- Jordan
- New Zealand
- Nicaragua (suspended diplomatic ties, though there is no Israeli embassy in Nicaragua)
- Norway
- South Africa (recalled its ambassador to Israel)
- Spain
- Sweden
- Turkey (recalled its ambassador to Israel)
- Venezuela (President Hugo Chavez, who expelled Israel’s ambassador from the country in the wake of the 2009 Gaza war, called Israel’s actions on the high seas a "brutal massacre")
