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Turkey Imposes Trade Restrictions On Israel Over War In Gaza

Turkey Imposes Trade Restrictions On Israel Over War In Gaza
April 9, 2024

The trade ministry in a statement said the decision would remain in place until Israel declares a ceasefire and allow uninterrupted flow of humanitarian aid into Gaza, Barron’s reports. 

Turkey is set to impose trade restrictions on Israel starting Tuesday on a range of products including cement and steel and iron construction materials in response to Israel's war on Gaza.

 

The trade ministry in a statement said the decision would remain in place until Israel declares a ceasefire and allow uninterrupted flow of humanitarian aid into Gaza, Barron’s reports. 

 

"This decision will remain in place until Israel declares a ceasefire immediately and allows adequate and uninterrupted flow of humanitarian aid into Gaza," the ministry announced on social media.

 

The new measures come a day after Turkey said Israel had blocked its attempt to airdrop aid to Gaza.

 

Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan on Monday vowed reprisals against Israel, saying they would be implemented "step by step" and "without delay".

 

Turkey has been one of the harshest critics of Israel's war on Gaza, with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan branding Israel a "terrorist state." 

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