Turkey halts trade with Israel over Gaza humanitarian crisis
The Hindu
Turkey halts all imports and exports with Israel due to Gaza humanitarian crisis escalating tensions between the two nations
Turkey has halted all exports and imports to and from Israel, citing the escalating humanitarian situation in Gaza, announced the Turkish Ministry of Trade, Al Jazeera reported.
"Export and import transactions related to Israel have been stopped, covering all products," the Ministry said in a statement on May 3.
"Turkey will strictly and decisively implement these new measures until the Israeli Government allows an uninterrupted and sufficient flow of humanitarian aid to Gaza.
"The decision follows remarks by Israel's foreign minister, who accused Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of violating agreements by obstructing Israeli imports and exports from ports.
"This is how a dictator behaves, disregarding the interests of the Turkish people and businessmen, and ignoring international trade agreements," Foreign Minister Israel Katz posted on X.
Mr. Katz disclosed that he has directed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to explore alternative trade options with Turkey, focusing on domestic production and imports from other nations. In 2023, the trade volume between the two nations amounted to $6.8 billion.
Last month, Turkey imposed trade restrictions on Israel, alleging Israel's obstruction of Ankara's participation in Gaza aid airdrops and its military actions in the region.
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