Tel Aviv to return diplomatic representatives in Ankara: FM

TEHRAN, (MNA) – The foreign minister of the Zionist Israeli regime has said that the regime will return its diplomats from Turkey after President Recep Teyyep Erdogan's "grave" remarks about the Zionists' atrocities in Gaza.

"Given the grave statements coming from Turkey, I have ordered the return of diplomatic representatives there in order to conduct a reevaluation of the relations between Israel and Turkey," Eli Cohen, Israeli foreign minister wrote in a post on his X account on Saturday afternoon, shortly after the President of Turkey said that his country will try to introduce Israeli regime as a war criminal on the international stage.

Speaking at "Great Palestine Meeting," a pro-Palestine rally in Istanbul, Erdogan said, "Israel, we will also declare you as a war criminal to the world, we are preparing for it, and we will introduce Israel to the world as a war criminal."

Erdogan stressed that the Western world mobilized its politicians, and media to legitimize the massacre of the innocent people in Gaza, adding: "Israel is committing war crimes."

He said Israel is an “occupier,” adding, “West owes you, but Turkey does not owe you.”