Turkish president Erdogan cancels plan to visit Israel

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday that he had canceled a plan to visit Israel in light of the ongoing Gaza conflict.

At the Justice and Development (AK) Party’s parliamentary group meeting in Ankara, Erdogan said that before Oct. 7, when the conflict erupted, he had planned to visit Israel but then canceled his plans.

Saying that Türkiye has no problem with the Israeli state, Erdogan added however that Ankara would never approve of Tel Aviv committing atrocities.