Türkiye stopped all exports and imports to and from Israel starting this Thursday for what he described as a “worsening of the humanitarian tragedy” in the Palestinian territories, mainly from the war in Loop.
“The transactions of export and import related to Israel have been stopped, covering all products,” Turkey’s Ministry of Commerce said in a statement.
“Türkiye will strictly and resolutely apply these new measures until the Israeli government allow an uninterrupted and sufficient flow of humanitarian aid to Gaza,” he added. The two countries had a trade volume of $6.8 billion in 2023.
Türkiye broke trade relations with Israel over attacks on Gaza
The Turkish government imposed last month trade restrictions on Israel for what he described as an Israeli refusal to allow Ankara to participate in aid airdrop operations for Loop and in his offensive against the enclave.
Earlier, on Thursday, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Israel said Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan was breaking agreements by blocking ports for Israeli imports and exports.
“This is how a dictator behaves, disregarding the interests of the Turkish people and businessmen and ignoring international trade agreements,” the Turkish Foreign Minister published in Israel, Israel Katz.
katz He said he had instructed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to work on creating alternatives for trade with Türkiye, focusing on local production and imports from other countries.
War in Gaza: UN demands investigation of discovery of mass graves
Last week, the United Nations (UN) demanded an international investigation after the Civil Protection of the Gaza Strip reported that found more than 280 bodies that had been buried by Israeli forces in mass graves.
According to the Palestinian authorities, since Saturday 283 bodies were exhumed at the Nasser hospital from the city of Khan Yunis, in the south of the enclave.
The The UN indicated that among the victims were elderly and womenand some of them were “found with their hands tied and without clothes,” reported AFP.
The High Commissioner’s office said it was “horrified” by the destruction of Gaza’s two main hospitals. Israel justified the attacks by arguing that Hamas uses them to hide tunnels and weapons, something the Palestinian organization denies.
Source: Ambito
