The Turkish government has denied reports of an increase in trade with Israel

Turkey reported that its trade relations with Israel are mainly carried out with the occupied Palestinian territories and Palestinians who are citizens of Israel.

The Turkish government has denied claims by opposition media that trade with Israel has increased: According to the Ministry of Commerce, since October 7, this indicator has decreased by 45% year-on-year .

"Claims in some media that exports to Israel have increased are untrue. Trade is not with the Jewish part of Israel, but with the occupied West Bank, East Jerusalem and Gaza, as well as the 2.2 million Palestinians who are Israeli citizens," said Trade. in the statement of the ministry.

According to the ministry, any goods destined for the Palestinian territory pass through Israeli customs in one way or another.

According to the data, from October 7 to December 31, 2022, Turkey's trade volume with Israel was 2.32 billion dollars, and in the same period of 2023 it was 1.28 billion dollars, thus decreasing by 45%.

Earlier, a video showing Israeli soldiers unloading a large amount of Turkish-made thermal underwear from containers was circulated on social networks. Turkey's Anti-Disinformation Center has denied sending hot underwear to the occupying Israeli army, saying videos circulating on social media are old.