Ankara’s defence ministry said Israel’s escalating aggression would ‘drag the entire region into disaster’
An Israeli strike on a meeting of Hamas officials in Qatar has cast a cloud of growing concern across Turkey that it could be the next target.
Turkish defence ministry spokesman Rear Admiral Zeki Akturk warned in Ankara on Thursday that Israel would “further expand its reckless attacks, as it did in Qatar, and drag the entire region, including its own country, into disaster”.
Israel and Turkey were once strong regional partners, but ties between the countries ran into difficulties from the late 2000s and have reached an all-time low over the war in Gaza sparked by the October 7, 2023, Hamas-led attack in southern Israel. Tensions have also risen as the two countries have competed for influence in neighbouring Syria since the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s government last year.
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