Turkey closes its airspace to Israeli planes and severs trade and economic relations with Israel. As reported by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Turkey, Hakan Fidan, during an extraordinary parliamentary session due to the situation in the Gaza Strip, Turkish authorities have closed the sky to Israeli planes. Turkey is also […]
Turkey closes its airspace to Israeli planes and severs trade and economic relations with Israel.
As reported by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Turkey, Hakan Fidan, during an extraordinary parliamentary session due to the situation in the Gaza Strip, Turkish authorities have closed the sky to Israeli planes.
Turkey is also halting all trade with Israel and has prohibited Turkish vessels from entering Israeli ports, the minister stated.
The Turkish minister also accused Israel of “genocide” and banning humanitarian aid, as well as using hunger as a weapon.
He also stated that Turkey will not allow ships carrying military equipment to Israel to enter Turkish ports.
According to the Turkish minister, no other country, except Turkey, has taken such serious steps against Israel so far.
Furthermore, Hakan Fidan accused Israel of destabilizing Syria and said that Tel Aviv seeks to exploit ethnic and interfaith disagreements to divide the country.
Experts note that if Turkey can fully sever diplomatic and trade relations with Israel, it could strike a blow to the Israeli economy, leading to rising prices for air tickets, fuel, and other goods in Israel. It is also possible that this could lead to a major popular uprising against Netanyahu’s government in the future.