Israel consider Turkey an enemy due to…., wants Erdogan’s country out of NATO because….
Turkey vs Israel: India recently conducted Operation Sindoor where it killed more than hundred terrorists located across nine terror camps in Pok and Pakistan. During its operation against Pakistan sponsored terrorism, named Operation Sindoor, two countries hat drew significant attention other than India and Pakistan. One was Israel and the other Turkiye (Turkey). Israel was in news as it had supported India with Heron drones and Turkey gathered attention as it helped Pakistan attack India with its cheap drones. However, do you know that an intense rivalry goes on between Israel and Turkey beyond the India-Pakistan conflict.
Turkey vs Israel: The NATO Conflict Behind India’s Operation Sindoor
Turkey and Israel are two countries which are although part of the US’ defence support group (Turkey being part of US-led North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) and Israel as the designated major non-NATO ally), are seen as enemies of each other due to range of geopolitical and ideological differences. Reports have it that Turkey was one of the first Muslim countries to have accepted the existence of Israel. However, with the rise of Israel’s military action in Gaza and the arrival of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the relations between Israel and Turkey went downhill. Reports also have it that there might a small scale conflict between the two in the near future. Therefore, Israel, wants Turkey to be thrown out of NATO membership so that US doesn’t have to support Turkey in case Israel attacks it.
Why Israel hates Turkey!
Turkey, with reportedly aspires to become the Khalifa (leader of Islamic world) continued its support to Gaza and Hamas and under the leadership of Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu, the diplomatic gap between the two countries only widened.
One more thing that has been the reason behind the tensions between the two countries is fact that Syria and Israel share a border and the Israel considers Turkey’s interference in Syria a threat to its internal security.
Turkey condemns Israel for blocking aid into Gaza
Proving the immense hatred between the NATO countries, Turkey condemned Israel’s recent decision to halt the entry of humanitarian aid into Gaza, calling it a violation of international law and a threat to ongoing ceasefire efforts.
In a statement, the Turkish Foreign Ministry on Monday denounced the move as a deliberate act of collective punishment against the Palestinian people and a blatant violation of international law, Xinhua news agency reported.
(With inputs from agencies)
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