Turkey – The Turkish Ministry of Commerce responded in a statement, yesterday, Tuesday, to several media reports that talked about the supply of ammunition and weapons to Israel, stressing that these reports were incorrect and described them as fake and a manipulation of facts.
The ministry said in a statement: “It is clear that the subtitles of the tariff schedule were manipulated in order to direct public opinion in the direction they wanted.” “This news published by foreign websites aims to manipulate and does not reflect reality.”
A number of media outlets reported, citing the Turkish Statistical Office “TÜİK”, that Ankara supplied Israel with explosives, gunpowder, weapons and ammunition last January.
The Ministry of Commerce explained in the press release that the explosives included “liquid fuel and gas intended for lighters” and that the weapons and ammunition included “hunting rifle parts and hunting equipment such as spears.”
Meanwhile, the Turkish Ministry of Defense issued a statement denying media reports about any cooperation with Israel.
The Turkish Defense Ministry said: “Turkey always supports Palestine and cannot engage in any activities aimed at harming Palestine. There is no cooperation between the Turkish Ministry of Defense and Israel in the field of military training, maneuvers, or the defense industry.”
Diplomatic disputes escalated between Tel Aviv and Ankara after Israel launched a bloody war on the Gaza Strip on October 7, 2023, in which more than 32,000 citizens were killed and more than 70,000 others were injured, the majority of whom were children and women.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has previously described Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as a “thug” and “murderer,” and stated that he committed genocide in the Gaza Strip in order to prolong his political career and evade the trial that began against him in Israel, as Ankara expressed. Its categorical refusal to recognize the Palestinian faction movement as a terrorist organization.
Source: RT
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2024-03-28 01:00:06