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Turkey Moving to Prohibit Commerce with Israel
(Long War Journal) Sinan Ciddi - The Turkish government is moving to enforce a "full ban on maritime traffic connected to Israel, prohibiting both Israel-flagged or Israel-owned vessels from entering Turkish ports and Turkey-flagged ships from sailing to Israel" - in response to its ongoing war in Gaza. On Aug. 22, a cargo ship owned by Israel's ZIM was denied entry to Istanbul's port. Although its cargo was intended for Turkey, the vessel was diverted to Greece. The writer is a non-resident senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies.