National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir responded to Turkey's decision to sever economic relations with Israel and close its airspace to Israeli aircraft. On his X account, Ben-Gvir posted a photo of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan shaking hands with former Hamas political bureau chief Ismail Haniyeh, who was eliminated by Israel in Tehran. Ben-Gvir wrote: "Turkey = Hamas".

