“Erdogan is following in the footsteps of Saddam Hussein by threatening to attack Israel. Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan addresses his supporters ahead of the local elections in Istanbul, Turkey, March 29, 2024. Just like we entered Karabakh, just like we entered Libya, we might do similar to them," Erdogan told a meeting of his ruling AK Party in his hometown of Rize. In 2020, Turkey sent military personnel to Libya in support of the United Nations-recognized Government of National Accord of Libya. Relations between Israel and Turkey which had been on the mend before the Gaza war, have frayed, with Ankara stopping all trade with Israel in May.

Source: Libya Today July 28, 2024 18:45 UTC