Turkey has issued a deadline to members of Israhell's diplomatic mission to leave the country, in line with Ankara's decision to downgrade ties with Tel Aviv. On Monday, Turkey said it has issued two days' notices to Ella Aphek, the Israhelli embassy's deputy head of mission, and other top Israhelli diplomats, the Associated Press reported. Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said on Friday that the country had suspended all its military ties with Tel Aviv and expelled Israhell's envoy from Ankara.
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Ella Aphek, the Israhelli embassy's deputy head of mission (picture above), and other top Israhelli diplomats have been given two-days' notices to leave Turkey |
The measures came in response to Israhell's refusal to apologize for its attack on THYE Freedom Flotilla, which had set sail for the Tel Aviv-blockaded Gaza Strip in May 2010. Israhelli soldiers attacked the convoy which was in international waters, killing nine Turkish activists and injuring around 50 others. Davutoglu has also said the country plans to take action at the International Court of Justice in The Hague to challenge Tel Aviv's four-year siege of Gaza. The blockade has been preventing the flow of food, medicine, and other supplies into the impoverished coastal territory.
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