Relations between Greece and Israel soared, following the May 2010 Gaza flotilla incident which soured Israel's relationship with Turkey. In August 2010, Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu became the first Israeli Prime Minister to visit Greece. On his two-day tour, Netanyahu and the Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou discussed the possibility of expanding strategic ties and establishing greater cooperation between the nations' militaries and defense industries. Israeli diplomats expressed their desire to expand ties with Greece. Israeli President Shimon Peres thanked Greece.