Turkey: Turkey said on Friday it has closed its airspace to Israeli aircraft as it condemned Israel's "reckless attacks" around the Middle East.
Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Friday that Turkey had severed all economic and commercial ties with Israel and imposed an airspace ban due to the war in Gaza. He said Turkey does not allow its ships to sail to Israeli ports.
According to National News Agency - Lebanon, the scope and timing of the airspace ban were not immediately clear, as flight trackers showed Israeli commercial airlines still flying over Turkish territory on Friday on routes to Georgia and Russia.
"Israel's reckless attacks on Gaza, Lebanon, Yemen, Syria, Iran is the clearest sign of a terrorist state mentality defying international order," Mr. Fidan said in a speech at an extraordinary session of parliament.
Israel has defied international condemnation by expanding its war in Gaza with a new offensive against Gaza city. This week alone it has also landed troops in Syria and launched strikes on Yemen, as well as maintaining regular attacks on Lebanon.