Nachdem Israel der Türkei das Abwerfen von Hilfsgütern über Gaza verbot, verhängte die Türkei das Embargo:
Hier drei Artikel von Anadolou, TRT und Al Jazeera:
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/economy/turkiye-restricts-export-of-certain-products-to-israel-over-gaza-onslaught/3186939
https://www.trtworld.com/turkiye/turkiye-restricts-trade-with-israel-until-ceasefire-in-gaza-17709715
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/4/9/turkey-restricts-exports-of-54-products-to-israel-until-gaza-ceasefire
Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz hit back at Turkey’s announcement saying Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is “once again sacrificing the economic interests of the people of Turkey for his support of the Hamas murderers in Gaza”.
He added Israel would take “measures that will harm the Turkish economy”, including banning some Turkish imports, asking United States-based organisations to stop investing in Turkey, and calling “our friends in the American Congress” to impose sanctions on Turkey.
Israel’s Army Radio on Tuesday quoted Ron Tomer, president of the Manufacturers’ Association of Israel, as saying that about 50 percent of cement, steel and marble imports of Israel are from Turkey, which he added is in the process of “taking over” other areas, including Israel’s construction industries as well.
“Maybe now the government will wake up and break away from Turkish dependence,” he said.
“Israel continues to flagrantly violate international law and ignores the international community’s numerous calls for cease-fire and uninterrupted humanitarian aid,” the ministry said in a statement.
It said that resolutions by the UN Security Council, General Assembly and Human Rights Council in addition to the interim injunction decisions dated Jan. 26 and Mar. 28 by the International Court of Justice in The Hague within the scope of South Africa’s case for allegedly violating the 1948 Genocide Convention all “obliged Israel to reach a cease-fire.”
Tel Aviv must, “in full cooperation with the UN, allow the uninterrupted provision of all basic humanitarian assistance to Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, including the medical supplies and health services they need,” it added.
„Türkiye has decided to restrict the export of products to Israel under the product groups specified in the annex, as a first move, as of April 9, 2024. The requirements of this decision will be immediately implemented,” the ministry said. The annex listed several types of aluminum and steel products, paint, electric cables, construction materials, fuel, and other materials.