Turkiye’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has responded to the Israeli Prime Minister’s post on X, calling him the ‘Hitler of our times’.
This exchange has stemmed as a result of Turkiye’s levying charges against Israel’s military and political leadership for the naval interception of the October 2025 “Sumud” Gaza flotilla, seeking up to 4,596 years in prison as punishment, as per Turkish media. The statement refers to the arrest warrant sent out by the International Criminal Court (ICC) against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in November 2024 for ‘war crimes and crimes against humanity’.
The foreign ministry said, “Netanyahu’s current objective is to undermine ongoing peace negotiations and continue his expansionist policies in the region. Failing this, he risks being tried in his own country and is likely to be sentenced to imprisonment.”