5/2/24
By The Jerusalem Post

Turkey halts all trade with Israel, cites worsening Palestinian situation
As ties between Israel and Turkey reach a historic low, Turkey, under Erdogan's leadership, has stopped all trade with Israel in response to the ongoing Gaza war.
By REUTERS
MAY 2, 2024 18:27
Updated: MAY 3, 2024 03:34

Turkey stopped all exports and imports to and from Israel as of Thursday, the Turkish trade ministry said, citing "worsening humanitarian tragedy" in the Palestinian territories.

"Export and import transactions related to Israel have been stopped, covering all products," Turkey's trade ministry said in a statement.

"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 two countries had a trade volume of $6.8 billion in 2023.

Conflict over humanitarian aid air-drop
Turkey last month imposed trade restrictions on Israel over what it said was Israel's refusal to allow Ankara to take part in aid air-drop operations for Gaza and its offensive on the enclave.

Earlier on Thursday, Israel's foreign minister said that Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan was breaking agreements by blocking ports for Israeli imports and exports... (Excerpts)

Source:
https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-799629