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Turkiye closes airspace to Israel, bans Israeli ships from Turkish ports

Turkiye's Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan giving a speech at the Grand National Assembly of Turkiye [AFP]

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said his country has completely severed economic and trade ties with Israel and has closed its airspace to its aircraft, in protest over the war in Gaza.

Speaking at an extraordinary session of the Turkish parliament on Gaza on Friday, Fidan said Israel has been “committing genocide in Gaza for the past two years, ignoring basic humanitarian values right before the world’s eyes”.

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