Turkey requests 'red notice' be issued against Netanyahu 'at international level'

Turkey has requested Interpol issue a "red notice" against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and 35 other Israeli officials, citing charges including genocide. Turkish Justice Minister Akın Gürlek stated, "We categorically reject the notion that the Netanyahu administration, which is implementing a genocide policy in Gaza, is untouchable and unaccountable." This request follows Turkey's indictment of these officials in April over the October 2025 "Sumud" Gaza flotilla interception and an initial arrest warrant in November after Israel detained flotilla participants. The move comes amid heightened tensions, including an Israeli strike in Syria that Israel claimed was to prevent clashes with Turkish forces, a claim Turkey denies. Israel's Prime Minister's Office responded by calling Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan "an antisemitic dictator who massacred Kurds, supports the massacre of the Hamas terrorist organization, and oppresses his own people," adding that Israel is "unimpressed by Turkey's hypocrisy."