Bloomberg says citing sources that this included freezing plans to transfer Gas sent by “Israel” to Europe through Turkey.
Turkey announced it is temporarily halting plans on joint energy explorations with the Israeli entity in the Mediterranean Sea and gas exports to Europe via the country, Bloomberg said on Wednesday citing sources informed on the matter.
This comes as ties between the two parties are witnessing a period of tensions over the ongoing Israeli aggression on Gaza that has entered its 19th day.
Earlier today, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced that Ankara does not see Hamas as a terrorist organization, rather it considers it a “Liberation group defending its country and people.”
He also expressed strong criticism of Western powers for their endorsement of the Israeli massacres in Gaza, labeling their sympathies as “Western tears shed for Israel are a manifestation of fraud.”
Erdogan further revealed Ankara’s feelings of betrayal by “Israel,” accusing it of exploiting Turkey’s positive intentions. He also announced the cancellation of his scheduled trip to “Tel Aviv” due to the ongoing aggression on Gaza.
The Israeli foreign ministry slammed Erdogan’s statement and said that his words would not change “the horrors that the world has seen,” despite the fact that the Israeli entity has not yet provided any proof to confirm its previous claims on the Resistance’s actions when first entering the settlements.
source: AlMayadeen
