Turkey Seeks Interpol Arrest Warrant for Netanyahu over Gaza Flotilla Detention
Turkish officials said the warrants cover genocide and crimes against humanity charges in an Istanbul court case involving 35 people.
- Turkish Justice Minister Akin Gurlek announced an Istanbul court issued arrest warrants for Prime Minister Netanyahu on charges including "genocide" and "crimes against humanity" related to the Gaza-bound flotilla interception.
- Since the Israel-Hamas war began in October 2023, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan has emerged as a fierce critic, comparing Israel to Nazi Germany and threatening to invade the Jewish state.
- The warrants are part of an Istanbul court case against 35 people concerning the Gaza-bound flotilla, with Gurlek stating charges also included "crimes against humanity." A red notice request has been forwarded internationally.
- Netanyahu's office vowed to combat Erdogan's "aggression" in the Middle East, describing the Turkish effort to arrest him as a "pathetic" way to intimidate Israel.
- Israel recently struck a Syrian airbase to prevent Ankara from establishing military capabilities there; Eitan Shamir, director of the Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies at Bar-Ilan University, said this mirrors Israel's campaign against Iranian entrenchment.
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The government of Turkey formally requested Interpol to issue an arrest warrant against Benjamin Netanyahu, Prime Minister of Israel.Akin Gürlek, Minister of Justice of Turkey, pointed out that Benjamin Netanyahu is charged with various serious crimes related to the arbitrary detention of activists of the humanitarian flotilla for Gaza.
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