Turkey said on Friday it would seek an Interpol ⁠red notice for the arrest of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as part of a domestic criminal case linked ⁠to an attack on activists seeking to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza.

A red notice is a request to law enforcement agencies worldwide to locate and provisionally arrest a person pending extradition or other legal action. Interpol reviews ‌requests submitted by member states before deciding whether to ⁠issue red notices.

In a post on X, Turkish Justice Minister Akin Gurlek said arrest warrants had been issued for Netanyahu and another suspect on charges that included genocide, crimes against humanity and torture as part of a case against 35 people over the Israeli interception in international waters.

In May, Israeli forces opened fire on at least two ‌vessels from the Global Sumud Flotilla sailing towards Gaza as it was making a renewed attempt to deliver aid to the enclave after earlier missions were intercepted by Israel in international waters. According to multiple reports, over 70 Turkish citizens participated in the flotilla intercepted by Israeli forces.

Turkey will use all available legal ⁠mechanisms to ensure Israel is held accountable for its crimes in Gaza, the minister added.

The move is aimed at encouraging authorities in countries other than Turkey to arrest Netanyahu. However, even if Interpol issues such a notice, it does not automatically require any country to arrest him.

Netanyahu’s office issued a harsh condemnation of Turkey and its leader, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, seemingly responding to the announcement. “Erdoğan is an antisemitic dictator who has massacred Kurds, harbors Hamas terrorists, occupies half of Cyprus, and jails record numbers of journalists and politicians who oppose him,” the Prime Minister’s Office said on X.

The statement said Erdogan was seeking to “extend his aggression against Israel into Syria” and that Israel “will not tolerate it.”

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