Tuesday, April 9, 2024

Türkiye unveils curbs on exports to Israel until Gaza cease-fire

from Daily Sabah

Türkiye on Tuesday announced it was restricting exports of a wide range of products to Israel until it declares a cease-fire and allows the uninterrupted flow of aid to Gaza, in a significant measure after six months of relentless Israeli strikes on the Palestinian enclave.

Israel said it would respond to the measures, which include curbs on exports of aluminum, steel, construction products, fertilizer and jet fuel, with its own restrictions on products from Türkiye.

NATO member Türkiye is among the harshest critics of Israel's military actions in Gaza, which have claimed the lives of more than 33,300 Palestinians, mostly women and children, according to local health authorities.

The indiscriminate strikes came after the Palestinian resistance group Hamas' surprise cross-border attack that killed about 1,200 Israelis.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has branded Israel a "terrorist state," repeatedly called for an immediate cease-fire and accused it of committing genocide in its military campaign in the Palestinian enclave...

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