<p><br /> Britain has called on Israel to mount a "transparent and thorough" investigation into the killing of nine civilians during the storming of an aid flotilla heading for the Gaza Strip.<br /> </p><p><br /> Foreign Secretary William Hague said 31 British nationals and a further 11 with dual nationality are now known to have been detained following the seizure of the vessels as they attempted to breach the Israeli blockade of the territory.<br /> </p><p><br /> He said one individual had already been deported while the rest were being seen by British consular officials.<br /> </p><p><br /> "They are all in the process of being visited and Israel is giving us the appropriate consular access as, of course, they should," he said.<br /> </p><p><br /> Mr Hague welcomed a statement by the United Nations Security Council calling for a "prompt, impartial, credible and transparent" investigation into the seizure of the flotilla by Israeli commandos early on Monday.<br /> </p><p><br /> "We look to Israel to co-operate to implement that resolution with a transparent and thorough investigation," he said.<br /> </p>
