ISTANBUL, July 14. /TASS/. A Turkish court hearing the case of the "Sumud" humanitarian flotilla has issued an interim ruling in the proceedings, placing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on the international wanted list via an Interpol red notice, Halk TV reported.
According to its information, the 11th Heavy Penal Court of Istanbul issued an arrest warrant for Netanyahu and other figures in the case on charges of crimes against humanity, genocide, deprivation of liberty, cruel treatment, intentional bodily harm, robbery, and seizure of vehicles. Earlier, the court initiated a criminal case against Netanyahu and 34 senior Israeli officials based on an indictment from the Istanbul prosecutor's office. The prosecution is seeking life imprisonment for them.
In November 2025, the Istanbul Prosecutor General’s Office issued an arrest warrant for Netanyahu, Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz, National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, as well as Chief of the General Staff of the Israeli Army Eyal Zamir and several senior military officials, accusing them of "genocide and crimes against humanity" in the Gaza Strip, as well as violations against the Sumud flotilla, which tried to break through the naval blockade of the Palestinian enclave.
