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Turkey seeks arrest warrant for Israeli PM Netanyahu, fueling tensions

France 24·August 22, 2026 at 10:57 AM+2

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Turkey and Israel traded insults on Friday, after Ankara announced it was seeking an international arrest warrant for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, accusing him of "genocide" because of the interception of an aid flotilla bound for Gaza. Netanyahu's office accused Turkey of hypocrisy. Our correspondent in Turkey Jasper Mortimer analyses the situation.

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