Turkey imposes trade restrictions on Israel amid Gaza conflict

What happened:

Turkey announced it was restricting exports of 54 types of products to Israel, including aluminum, steel, construction products, jet fuel, and chemical fertilizers, until Israel declares an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and allows continuous delivery of sufficient aid to the enclave.
In response, Israel said it was preparing a ban on products from Turkey.
Turkey has arrested two people suspected of providing information to the Israeli spy agency, and dozens of people have been detained in Turkey since January on suspicion of spying for Israel, mostly on Palestinians living in Turkey.

What is International media saying:

Turkey’s exports to Israel were worth $5.4 billion in 2023, or 2.1 percent of its total exports, and critics accuse the government of engaging in double standards by leveling strong accusations against Israel while continuing lucrative commercial relations. [nytimes.com, apnews.com]
Domestic considerations were behind Turkey’s decision to slap trade restrictions on Israel, as Erdogan’s ruling party was trying to “rally its base in the wake of defeat in local elections,” and reduced bilateral trade will be the result, especially if Israel retaliates with trade restrictions of its own. [apnews.com, nytimes.com]

What is Israeli media saying:

Turkey supports Hamas and has condemned Israel’s offensive in the Gaza Strip, advocating for an immediate ceasefire. Turkey openly supports the Hamas terror group. [timesofisrael.com]
Since the Israel-Hamas war began on October 7, Turkey has delivered tens of thousands of tons of humanitarian aid to Gaza. [timesofisrael.com]
Israel’s Foreign Minister Katz attacked Turkish President Erdogan, accusing him of “sacrificing the economic interests of the people of Turkey” to support “Hamas murderers in Gaza”. [jpost.com, now14.co.il]
Erdogan’s egregious human rights violations and abrogation of Western values are hard to reconcile with Turkey’s geostrategic importance. [jpost.com]
Erdogan openly expressed support for Hamas, describing them as “liberators” who are defending their land, and refused to condemn Hamas’s savage attack that butchered 1,200 Israelis. [jpost.com]

What is Arab media saying:

The Turkish Ministry of Trade will impose restrictions on exports to Israel until there is a ceasefire and increased aid in the Gaza Strip. [aljazeera.com, palestinechronicle.com]
Turkey has not allowed the sale of any product or service that can be used for military purposes to Israel for a long time, and the announcement of the trade curbs came a day after Turkey promised “step by step” reprisals against Israel after it blocked Turkish cargo military planes from dropping aid over Gaza. [palestinechronicle.com, aljazeera.com]
Turkey is the largest humanitarian donor to Gaza, along with the UAE, and has provided medical treatment to dozens of Palestinian patients from Gaza. [ifpnews.com]

Media Sources:

Links in the order of the media sources mentioned:

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/09/world/middleeast/turkey-israel-war-trade-restrictions.html
https://apnews.com/article/turkey-israel-gaza-war-trade-93c3540c089778c5b53712d2cc36f214
https://www.timesofisrael.com/opening-trade-war-turkey-imposes-restrictions-on-israel-until-gaza-ceasefire/
https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-795565
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/4/9/turkey-restricts-exports-of-54-products-to-israel-until-gaza-ceasefire
https://www.palestinechronicle.com/until-gaza-ceasefire-turkiye-restricts-aid-exports-to-israel/
https://ifpnews.com/turkey-restrictions-export-israel-gaza-war/
https://www.ft.com/content/73edc1c9-a6a9-4337-b719-78506e9d1456
https://tass.com/world/1772573
https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/turkiye-and-israel-announce-trade-barriers-on-each-other-as-relations-deteriorate-over-gaza/article68048219.ece
https://www.haaretz.com/news/middle-east/2024-04-09/ty-article/turkey-slams-israel-with-export-sanctions-until-gaza-cease-fire-achieved/0000018e-c25b-d6f4-afaf-ee5b08c00000
https://www.ynet.co.il/news/article/h19x1vzgc
https://www.now14.co.il/%D7%98%D7%95%D7%A8%D7%A7%D7%99%D7%94-%D7%94%D7%95%D7%93%D7%99%D7%A2%D7%94-%D7%A0%D7%92%D7%91%D7%99%D7%9C-%D7%99%D7%99%D7%A6%D7%95%D7%90-%D7%9C%D7%99%D8%A9%D7%A8%D7%90%D7%9C-%D7%A2%D7%93-%D7%94%D7%9B/