JAKARTA - A court in Istanbul, Turkey, issued an international arrest warrant through Interpol for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu who they considered a dangerous criminal.
According to a report in the Sabah newspaper, as reported by ANTARA from Sputnik, the panel of judges handling the case of the arrest of Global Sumud Flotilla activists at the Istanbul Criminal Court No. 11 decided to place Netanyahu, as the defendant, on the Interpol search list.
In November 2025, the Istanbul prosecutor's office issued an arrest warrant for Netanyahu and other Israeli zionist leaders for genocide in the Gaza Strip.
The Turkish side opened a new investigation after Israeli authorities arrested participants in the Global Sumud Flotilla who attempted to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza last October.
Doctors, including psychologists, who examined the activists after their deportation from Israel, presented evidence of crimes against humanity to the court.
The participants of the Global Sumud Flotilla said they plan to bring humanitarian aid to the Palestinian people in Gaza who are in need.
The Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs previously called Israel's naval action piracy, considering the attack on peace activists a serious violation of international law.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has repeatedly criticized Netanyahu amid Israel's attacks on Iran and the Palestinian movement Hamas. He reaffirmed Ankara's commitment to continue supporting the country that is a victim of Israeli aggression.
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