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Turkey seeks Interpol arrest warrant for Netanyahu over Gaza flotilla detention

Cover image: An activist from the Global Sumud Flotilla is carried on a wheel stretcher upon her arrival at Istanbul Airport on Thursday, May 21, 2026. © Emrah Gurel, AP

Turkey said Friday it is seeking an international arrest warrant from Interpol for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as part of a domestic criminal case over Israel's interception and detention of dozens of activists attempting to deliver humanitarian aid to the besieged Gaza Strip in May. In response, Netanyahu's office called Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan an "anti-Semitic dictator" and vowed to "act forcefully against Turkey's attempts to destabilise the region".

Turkey said Friday it would seek an Interpol red notice for the arrest of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as part of a domestic criminal case linked to ​an attack ‌on activists seeking to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza.

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