Turkiye has sought an international arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, accusing him of “genocide” for Israel’s attack in May on activists aboard the Global Sumud Flotilla for Gaza.
In a post on X on Friday, Turkish Justice Minister Akin Gurlek said arrest warrants had been issued on July 14 for Netanyahu and another suspect. Charges included genocide, crimes against humanity and torture, as part of a case against 35 people over the Israeli interception in international waters.
“In line with the arrest warrants issued against Benjamin Netanyahu … our justice ministry has requested that the interior ministry issue [Interpol] red notices for them so that they may be sought internationally,” Gurlek said.
Turkiye will use all available legal mechanisms to ensure Israel is held accountable for its crimes in Gaza, he added.
NATO member Turkiye has been one of the fiercest critics of Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza and has previously issued domestic arrest warrants for Netanyahu over its attacks.
Turkiye has also repeatedly called for international measures against Israel for what Ankara calls its violations of human rights and international law. Israel denies those charges.
Wasn’t it the Israeli defense minister that had publicly said Türkiye was their next target to seize land from?
Their Greater Israel plan has always includes a small piece of Türkiye
Kind of feels like the Israel experiment needs to end. They’re so belligerent and out of control. All their support needs to be cut so they are forced to work with their neighbors instead of bombing them