The Turkish Embassy in Israel, located in Tel-Aviv, lowered its national flag to half-mast as a gesture for the assassinated Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh.
In response, Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz ordered the summoning of the Turkish Deputy Ambassador for a stern reprimand: "Israel will not tolerate expressions of mourning for a murderer like Ismail Haniyeh, who led the terrorist organization Hamas responsible for the rapes and murders on October 7. He and his associates even offered a prayer of thanksgiving and wished success to the murderers, while watching the horrifying images on television.
"If the embassy representatives want to mourn, they should travel to Turkey and mourn with their master Erdogan, who embraces the Hamas terrorist organization and supports its murderous and horrific acts."
