Israel doesn’t want to see Turkish forces in Gaza

Israel objects to the presence of Turkish troops in the Gaza Strip because of Ankara’s hostile attitude to the Jewish state, Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar said.

Following talks with his Hungarian counterpart Peter Szijjarto in Budapest, the Israeli FM noted that countries that want to send their armed forces to Gaza must at least have a balanced attitude to Israel.

"Regrettably, in the past two or more years, Turkey and its President Erdogan have been pursuing a hostile policy toward Israel that included not only hostile statements but also diplomatic and economic measures. That is why it would be irrational to let their armed forces enter the Gaza Strip. We disagree with this and told this our American friends," Gideon Sa’ar said.

On October 23, the Turkish media reported, citing sources in the Turkish defense ministry, that Turkey as a Gaze ceasefire guarantor nation was in consultations with other states on issues of its potential participation in international stabilization force in the enclave.