Turkey recalls its ambassador to Tel Aviv for consultations

The Turkish Foreign Ministry announced today the recall of Turkey’s ambassador to Tel Aviv for consultations, further exacerbating already tense relations with Israel over the war with Hamas.

In its statement, the Turkish Foreign Ministry cited the “humanitarian tragedy in Gaza due to the ongoing attacks by Israel against civilians and Israel’s refusal of calls for a ceasefire” as reasons for this move.

Earlier, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, returning from Kazakhstan, had signaled that “Netanyahu is no longer a person who can be considered our interlocutor in any way, we have deleted him and thrown him out.”