Turkey issues ‘genocide’ warrant for Israel’s Netanyahu over Gaza flotilla

South China Morning Post·August 21, 2026 at 5:58 PM+2

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Turkey has sought an international arrest warrant for Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, accusing him of “genocide” linked to Israel’s interception of a Gaza-bound aid flotilla, the justice minister announced Friday. Turkey has become a virulent critic of Israel’s war in Gaza. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has frequently accused Netanyahu of “genocide”. Israel’s interception of the flotilla carrying some 430 activists in May sparked an international outcry. France, Italy and Australia...

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Turkey issues ‘genocide’ warrant for Israel’s Netanyahu over Gaza flotilla

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