Turkey has severed all ties with Israel, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced on Wednesday.
Erdogan made the comments to journalists aboard his plane following visits to Saudi Arabia and Azerbaijan.
The government of the Republic of Turkey, under the leadership of Tayyip Erdogan, will not continue or develop relations with Israel, Erdogan said.
[Our ruling coalition] is resolute in its decision to cut ties with Israel, and we will maintain this stance in the future as well.
We, as the Republic of Turkey and its government, have currently severed all relations with Israel."
Despite imposing a trade embargo on Israel in May, Ankara continues to maintain diplomatic relations with the country.
Erdogan also emphasised on Wednesday that Turkey would do everything in its power to hold Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accountable for his actions in Gaza, which international human rights groups have described as genocide.
"During our summit in Riyadh, a decision was made to invite all organisations and members of the Arab League to sign this letter."
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