Turkey opens trial of Netanyahu, 34 other Israelis over Gaza-bound Sumud flotilla interception
Following the first hearing, the court ordered authorities to determine whether the defendants own assets in Turkey and upheld their arrest warrants.
An Istanbul court opened the trial of 35 Israelis, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, on Friday over the Israeli Navy's interception of the Gaza-bound Sumud flotilla. The defendants are charged with offenses such as torture, unlawful deprivation of liberty, causing injury, and aggravated robbery. The court directed authorities to check whether the defendants own real estate or other property in Turkey and also ordered the Istanbul prosecutor's office to consider filing a new indictment detailing alleged Israeli actions against Gaza's civilian population beyond the flotilla interception.
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