Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz Calls Turkish President Erdogan a “Dictator,” Criticizes Trade Decision

Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz harshly criticized Ankara’s decision and accused the Turkish government of betraying its citizens and businessmen, calling President Recep Tayyip Erdogan a “dictator.” “

Katz said that halting trade between the two countries will not affect Israel, as it will find imports in other countries and divert exports elsewhere.

The amount of trade between Turkey and Israel last year was almost seven billion US dollars.

This is not Ankara’s first step in restricting trade with Israel. Since the start of the military campaign against Hamas in the Gaza Strip, Turkey has gradually restricted trade with Israel in protest against the humanitarian disaster in the Gaza Strip.

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On October 7, 2023, “Hamas” committed a massacre in Israel, killing around 1,200 people, most of them civilians. About 250 more people, including women, children and the elderly, were kidnapped by the terrorists and taken to the Gaza Strip.

Israel name martial law in the country and launched widespread air and artillery strikes, as well as ground operations against Hamas targets in the group’s controlled Gaza Strip, as well as increasing military operations in Jordan on the west coast.

So far, more than 34,000 people, mostly women and children, have died in the Gaza Strip, according to data from the Hamas-run Ministry of Health, and the UN has warned of the growing numbers. if so threats.

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