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Turkey Issues Interpol Warrant for Netanyahu Over Flotilla

7/16/2026

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Turkey’s 11th Court issued an Interpol notice for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on July 14, 2026 over the Global Sumud flotilla.
The indictment, following the Israeli navy’s October 2025 seizure of the Global Sumud flotilla, accuses Netanyahu and officials of crimes against humanity, genocide, deprivation of liberty, bodily harm, torture, robbery and vehicle hijacking.
In May 2026 President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned Netanyahu he would “learn a lesson.”

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Turkey’s 11th Court issued an Interpol notice for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on July 14, 2026 over the Global Sumud flotilla.
The indictment, following the Israeli navy’s October 2025 seizure of the Global Sumud flotilla, accuses Netanyahu and officials of crimes against humanity, genocide, deprivation of liberty, bodily harm, torture, robbery and vehicle hijacking.
In May 2026 President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned Netanyahu he would “learn a lesson.”