Turkey-Israel rift grows as Ankara and Islamabad vow cooperation

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Following Friday’s (August 29) announcement that Turkey has closed its airspace and ports to Israel, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan reiterated that “Pakistan and Turkey will continue to cooperate against Israel’s genocidal policy” during a meeting with Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. The latest escalation stems from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s comments on what Turkey refers to as “the events of 1915,” recognized by Israel and other countries as the Armenian Genocide.