Turkey Seeks Interpol Notices for 2 Israelis Over Sumud Flotilla Genocide Charges
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Updated · Middle East Eye · Aug 21
Turkey Seeks Interpol Notices for 2 Israelis Over Sumud Flotilla Genocide Charges
3 articles · Updated · Middle East Eye · Aug 21
Summary
Turkey’s Justice Ministry asked Interpol to issue Red Notices for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israeli officer Afek Moskovitch after Turkish courts issued arrest warrants on July 14.
The case centers on Israel’s armed interception of the Global Sumud Flotilla in international waters and the detention of activists delivering humanitarian aid to Gaza, with charges including genocide and crimes against humanity.
Moskovitch is also accused of involvement in the March 2025 destruction of the Turkish-Palestinian Friendship Hospital in Gaza; Turkish officials cited footage from his Instagram account appearing to show fire on the site.
The move lands amid a sharper Turkey-Israel clash over Syria after Israeli strikes this week on Abu al-Duhur airbase near the Turkish border and public threats from Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz.
Washington is now trying to set up a deconfliction mechanism among Israel, Turkey and Syria as Ankara and Damascus deny any Turkish military deployment at the base.