ANKARA: Turkey rejected Israeli President Isaac Herzog’s request to block his flight from passing through its airspace, as a result of which he could not attend the COP-29 meeting in Azerbaijan.
Turkish news agency Anadolu reports that officials have confirmed that the government of Israel requested President Isaac Herzog to leave the airspace to attend the COP-29 summit in Baku.
Officials said that the request of the Israeli government has been rejected.
Earlier, a statement from the Israeli president’s office said that Herzog had canceled his participation in the 29th UN Climate Change Conference due to security concerns.
It should be noted that relations between Israel and Turkey are strained due to the brutal operations on Gaza after the start of the war with Hamas in October 2023, 43 thousand 800 Palestinian martyrs and more than 100,000 Palestinians were killed in Gaza in more than a year. have been injured.
Israel is not only facing general opposition from other countries, including Turkey, but also facing a case in the International Court of Justice where South Africa has filed a case against them for committing genocide in Gaza.
Turkey has supported South Africa’s case, along with Spain and other countries.
