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IDF Intel Warns Turkey’s Libya Corridor Threatens Navigation
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- Israel's IDF Intelligence Directorate began monitoring Turkey's expanding influence in the Libya corridor.
- Turkey and Libya signed a 2019 maritime agreement creating a corridor bypassing Greek islands.
- The corridor permits armed Turkish activity, ports, and rights to search for Libyan energy.
- Israeli officials warn the corridor threatens freedom of navigation, affecting 98% of sea-shipped imports.
- Turkey seeks to block an Israel-Cyprus gas pipeline through Greece, saying it crosses Turkish territory.