{"id":58317,"date":"2026-04-12T00:12:18","date_gmt":"2026-04-12T04:12:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/turkey-seeking-nearly-5000-years-in-prison-for-netanyahu-over-october-gaza-flotilla\/12\/04\/2026\/"},"modified":"2026-04-12T00:12:18","modified_gmt":"2026-04-12T04:12:18","slug":"turkey-seeking-nearly-5000-years-in-prison-for-netanyahu-over-october-gaza-flotilla","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/turkey-seeking-nearly-5000-years-in-prison-for-netanyahu-over-october-gaza-flotilla\/12\/04\/2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Turkey seeking nearly 5,000 years in prison for Netanyahu over October Gaza flotilla"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The 35-member list of those charged also includes Defense Minister Katz and National Security Minister Ben-Gvir, with Netanyahu, Katz, and Ben-Gvir responding to the indictment on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Turkey indicted Prime Minister <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/netanyahu-says-israels-campaign-iran-211816773.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Benjamin Netanyahu;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Benjamin Netanyahu&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Benjamin Netanyahu<\/a> on Friday, as well as 35 other Israeli officials, for the naval interception of the October 2025 \u201cSumud\u201d Gaza flotilla, seeking up to 4,596 years in prison as punishment, Turkish media reported.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Istanbul\u2019s chief prosecutor accused those indicted of having been involved in a military operation against civilians in international waters, seeking a minimum sentence of 1,102 years.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The list of those charged also includes Defense Minister <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/netanyahu-katz-instruct-idf-strike-120035357.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Israel Katz;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Israel Katz&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Israel Katz<\/a> and National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Turkish Justice Minister Ak\u0131n G\u00fcrlek referred to the indictment as a reflection of the country&#8217;s commitment to international law.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/turkey-intel-chief-lays-country-180837070.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Turkey;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Turkey&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Turkey<\/a> previously issued an arrest warrant for Netanyahu in November 2025, as well as for other senior Israeli officials.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Swedish activist Greta Thunberg and Brazilian activist Thiago Avila sit in a vessel making their way to Israel, after Israel intercepted some of the vessels of the Global Sumud Flotilla, in this handout image released on October 2, 2025. (credit: ISRAEL FOREIGN MINSTRY\/ Handout via REUTERS)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Global Sumud Flotilla set sail in late August, comprising dozens of vessels and hundreds of activists from multiple countries.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Israel detained over 400 of the flotilla&#8217;s participants, including anti-Israel and climate activist <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/diaspora\/antisemitism\/article-868231\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Greta Thunberg;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Greta Thunberg&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Greta Thunberg<\/a>, before deporting them shortly after.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">Israeli officials respond to indictment<\/h3>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Netanyahu, Katz, and Ben-Gvir all responded to the indictment on Saturday in separate posts on X\/Twitter, with Ben-Gvir posting, &#8220;Erdogan, do you understand English? F*ck you.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Netanyahu responded by accusing Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of having &#8220;massacred his own Kurdish citizens.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Israel under my leadership will continue to fight Iran\u2019s terror regime and its proxies,&#8221; said Netanyahu.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Katz accused Erdogan of being a &#8220;paper tiger&#8221; for &#8220;failing to respond to the missiles fired from Iran onto Turkish soil,&#8221; referring to the indictment as a &#8220;grand absurdity.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Israel will continue to defend itself with strength and resolve\u2014and it would be better for Erdo\u011fan to sit quietly and stay silent,&#8221; concluded Katz.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Later on Saturday, Turkey&#8217;s Foreign Ministry responded to the posts by accusing Netanyahu of being &#8220;the Hitler of our time&#8221; in an X\/Twitter post.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;The fact that our President has been targeted by Israeli officials with baseless, brazen, and false allegations is a result of the discomfort caused by the truths we have consistently voiced on every platform,&#8221; read the post, adding that Turkey &#8220;will continue to stand by innocent civilians and will further its efforts to ensure that Netanyahu is held accountable for the crimes he has committed.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/turkey-seeking-nearly-5-000-022415547.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 35-member list of those charged also includes Defense Minister Katz and National Security Minister Ben-Gvir, with Netanyahu, Katz, and Ben-Gvir responding<br \/><button class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/turkey-seeking-nearly-5000-years-in-prison-for-netanyahu-over-october-gaza-flotilla\/12\/04\/2026\/\">Read More &rsaquo;<\/a><\/button><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":58318,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/os\/en\/jerusalem_post_articles_818\/9d96f4aa48801a0ae28dbe4fc2ed1c0a","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58317"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=58317"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58317\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/58318"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=58317"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=58317"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=58317"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}