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Earlier this week, Israel's foreign minister urged the alliance to expel Turkey from NATO after Erdogan appeared to threaten to invade Israel, as he has done in the past with Libya and Nagorno-Karabakh.
Turkey has blocked cooperation between NATO and Israel since October because of the war in Gaza. Ankara has vowed that the alliance should not commit to Israel as a partner until there is an end to the conflict.
Israel has NATO partner status and has fostered close relations with the military alliance and some of its members, especially its biggest ally, the United States.
Before Israel's offensive in Gaza, NATO member Turkey had been working to mend its long-strained ties with Israel. Since then, Ankara has been sharply critical of Israel's operation in Gaza, which it says amounts to genocide, and has banned all bilateral trade. She has also criticized many Western allies for their support of Israel.
Speaking on condition of anonymity, the sources said Turkey had vetoed all NATO engagements with Israel since October, including joint meetings and exercises, viewing Israel's "massacre" of Palestinians in Gaza as a violation. of NATO's founding principles.
A UN investigation in June found that Israel and Hamas had committed war crimes in the early stages of the Gaza war.
He said Israel's actions amounted to crimes against humanity because of the huge civilian casualties. Israel disputes this and says its operation in Gaza, which has killed nearly 40,000 people, is aimed at wiping out Hamas.
The sources said Turkey will maintain this bloc and not allow Israel to continue or advance its interaction with NATO until there is an end to the conflict, as it believes Israel's actions in Gaza violate international law and universal rights. of man.
After a NATO summit in Washington in July, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said it was not possible for NATO to continue its partnership with the Israeli administration.
Earlier this week, Israel's foreign minister asked the alliance to expel Turkey from NATO after Erdogan appeared to threaten to invade Israel, as he had done in the past with Libya and Nagorno-Karabakh./ Adapted "Pamphlet" from " Reuters"
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