# Türkiye accuses Netanyahu of ‘genocide’, seeks Interpol warrant

https://mins.news/en/item/28785

- Al Jazeera, 2026-08-21 19:08 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/21/turkiye-accuses-israels-netanyahu-of-genocide-seeks-interpol-warrant?traffic_source=rss

> Türkiye has requested Interpol red notices for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and another suspect, accusing them of genocide, crimes against humanity and torture over Israel’s May interception of activists aboard the Global Sumud Flotilla bound for Gaza. Netanyahu and President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan then traded accusations.

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