Turkey clarifies: Airspace closure only applies to Israeli government flights and arms shipments

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A diplomatic source in Turkey clarified to Reuters news agency that Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan's declaration about closing airspace to Israel referred only to Israeli government flights and arms shipments. The source stated that "the foreign minister's statement only concerned official Israeli flights and flights carrying weapons or ammunition to Israel - not a ban on commercial flights."
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