Even though Turkey planned commercial embargoes on Israel back in May this year, their diplomatic station in Tel Aviv continues its operations without any fail.
Turkey-Israel conflict: In a major announcement that could change the global dynamics, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced this week that Turkey has severed all ties with Israel. The Turkish President announced the decision while talking to journalists on his plane after a visit to Saudi Arabia and Azerbaijan, as per a report by Aajtak.in.
“The government of the Republic of Turkey, under my leadership, will not continue any kind of relationship with Israel and we will remain firm on this stance”, President Erdogan said. Earlier this year, Turkey’s UN Ambassador had pressed the UN for a halt to arms transfers to Israel.
Even though Turkey planned commercial embargoes on Israel back in May this year, their diplomatic station in Tel Aviv continues its operations without any fail. Meanwhile, Turkey also called its ambassador back to the home country last year, and Israel too, felt compelled to do the same.
Turkey‘s Erdogan wishes Iran a speedy recovery
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan wished Iran a speedy recovery in October this year after Israel’s strikes overnight. Speaking at a ceremony in the southern province of Hatay, Erdogan said Israel was trying to spark a regional conflict with such attacks, adding that “one should not be fooled by these games.”
Israel bombed military sites in Iran early on Saturday, but its retaliation for an Iranian attack this month did not target the most sensitive oil and nuclear facilities and drew no immediate vows of vengeance. The risk of a wider conflagration between heavily armed Israel and Iran has convulsed a region already on fire with warfare in Gaza and Lebanon, but Tehran’s initial response appeared muted
Turkey calls for halt to arms transfers to Israel
Turkey’s UN Ambassador, Ahmet Yildiz, and Palestinian U.N. envoy, Riyad Mansour, pressed the U.N. for a halt to arms transfers to Israel. They made the comments to reporters at U.N. headquarters, speaking on behalf of a group of 52 countries that has cosigned a letter to the U.N. calling for an arms embargo against Israel.
“This initiative reflects our grave concern over the unprecedented escalation of violence and the blatant violations of international law in Gaza and the broader occupied Palestinian territories,” Yildiz said.
“If we want to end this occupation, then therefore countries should not be giving the tools to extend the life of this illegal occupation, such as weapons,” Mansour said.
(With inputs from agencies)
