Overview
- The duty criminal magistrate in Istanbul approved 37 arrest warrants at prosecutors’ request, naming Israel’s prime minister and senior political and military figures.
- Prosecutors filed counts under Article 76 on genocide and Article 77 on crimes against humanity of the Turkish Penal Code.
- The statement identifies Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel Katz, Itamar Ben-Gvir, Eyal Zamir and David Saar Salama among the suspects.
- Investigators referenced accounts from participants in the Sumud flotilla and commissioned medical and psychological examinations at the Istanbul Forensic Medicine Institute.
- The prosecutor’s office requested additional material from the police and the National Intelligence Organization as the probe continues.