JERUSALEM: Israel on Friday denounced as a “PR stunt” arrest warrants for genocide issued by Turkiye against its leaders, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

The Istanbul Prosecutor’s Office - which, as recalled, recently orchestrated the arrest of the Mayor of Istanbul merely for daring to run against Erdoğan - has now issued “arrest warrants” for Israeli leaders and senior officials.

In Erdoğan’s Turkey, the judiciary has long…

— Gideon Sa'ar | גדעון סער (@gidonsaar) November 7, 2025

Foreign Minister Gideon Saar said on X: “Israel firmly rejects, with contempt, the latest PR stunt by the tyrant (President Recep Tayyip) Erdogan.”