Israel recalls diplomats from Turkey
All Israeli diplomatic staff have been called back from Turkey following Turkish criticism of Israel's current military operations in Gaza, CNN reports.
In a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen said on Saturday that Israeli-Turkish ties were going to be reevaluated.
“Given the grave statements coming from Turkey, I have ordered the return of diplomatic representatives there in order to conduct a reevaluation of the relations between Israel and Turkey,” Cohen wrote.
On Thursday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said attacks on Gaza "have long passed the point of being self-defense," adding, "It is now oppression, atrocity, massacre and barbaric."
On Saturday, Erdogan told a crowd of Palestinian supporters in Istanbul that they should leave the rally "with the determination to never allow new Gazas to arise."