Turkey halts trade with Israel over the war in Gaza

Turkey will not resume trade with Israel, worth $7 billion US a year, until a permanent ceasefire and humanitarian aid are secured in Gaza, it said on Friday, the first of Israel's key partners to halt trade over the conflict.

Turkey halts trade with Israel over the war in Gaza
An aerial view shows a partially destroyed, multistorey building, with concrete debris shown on the ground underneath.

Turkey will not resume trade with Israel, worth $7 billion US a year, until a permanent ceasefire and humanitarian aid are secured in Gaza, it said on Friday, the first of Israel's key partners to halt trade over the conflict.