Ankara raises the tones: “We close ports and airspace for Israel,” says Fidan

Turkey has decided to ban Israeli ships from using its ports and impose restrictions on some aircraft entering Turkish airspace, Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said Friday. Turkey has strongly criticized the Israeli attack on Gaza and accuses Israel of genocide in the Palestinian enclave – a category that Israel denies. Ankara has interrupted any commercial transaction with Israel, called for international measures against him and has asked the world forces to stop supporting it. Sources told Reuters last week that Turkish Port Authorities have begun unofficially demanding naval agents to provide statements that ships are not linked to Israel and do not carry military or dangerous cargoes to the country. Another source had also reported that ships with Turkish flag would be banned from approaching Israeli ports. ‘We have completely interrupted our trade with Israel, we have closed […]
Source: News Beast

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