Turkey Lowers Flag at Embassy in Israel to Honor Slain Hamas Terrorist

Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz on Friday summoned the deputy ambassador from Turkey to deliver a “severe reprimand” after Turkey lowered the flag at its embassy in Tel Aviv to half-mast in honor of slain Hamas terrorist leader Ismail Haniyeh. “The State of Israel will not tolerate expressions of mourning for a murderer like Ismail Haniyeh, who led the terrorist organization Hamas responsible for the rapes and murders on October 7,” Katz declared after dressing down the Turkish deputy ambassador. Katz noted that Haniyeh and his associates “even offered a...