Turkey continued to burn Israeli bridges further deepening the chasm now separating the two countries, as an Istanbul court in what is described as a directive directly from President Erdogan, issued an arrest warrant against PM Benyamin Netanyahu for genocide and crimes against humanity.
The arrest includes dozens of government ministers and military officials.
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The Istanbul Prosecutor's Office issued warrants against 37 Israelis in a move interpreted across various Israeli, as well as a number of Turkish outlets, as a political decision simply handed down to Turkish justice as Erdogan's foreign policy.
Istanbul Court Makes Reference to Gaza in its decision
'Six year Palestinian girl Hid Rajab took 335 Israeli bullets on January 29th 2024', was how the decision was introduced, with the court indicating that since the outbreak of the Gaza war, such actions have escalated.
'An October 17th 2023 attack on the Baptist hospital killed 500 people and on February 29th 2024, Israeli soldiers destroyed military equipment', the court indicated.
The Ιstanbul Prosecutor's Office further added that the Turkish-Palestinian friendship court was also bombed, Gaza was placed under isolation and victims were denied humanitarian assistance.
Reference is also made to the Global Sumud Flotilla that was 'attacked bt the Israeli navy in international waters.
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