Turkey announced Friday it is severing all relations with Israel, marking a sharp escalation in tensions between the two countries.
Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said the government decided to end all economic and trade cooperation with Israel and close Turkish airspace to Israeli aircraft.
“We have decided to completely cut our economic and trade relations with Israel and have closed our airspace to its planes,” Fidan said in an official statement.
The move is expected to significantly impact air connections between Israel, Europe and Asia, as Turkey is a key transit hub. Without access to Turkish airspace, flights to destinations such as Georgia, Azerbaijan and other regional countries will take at least two hours longer, raising costs for Israeli airlines.
Israel has not yet issued an official response.
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