Turkey closes airspace for Israeli planes

Turkey has closed its air space for Israeli official planes and weaponsmen, in sign of protests against the war in Gaza, Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan has said on Friday.

We don't allow container ships carrying weapons and ammunition to Israel to enter our ports, nor do we allow planes to enter our airspace”, Fidan said.

A Turkish official has said later that flights planned by third countries to Israel were still allowed to use Turkey's airspace.

Turkey suspended direct trade ties with Israel in May last year, demanding a permanent ceasefire and the immediate entry of humanitarian aid to Gaza.

In 2023 the two countries traded for $7 billion./Periscopi/