'Blinded By Hatred': Turkey's President Threatens To Invade Israel As War Of Words Escalates

Last Updated:April 12, 2026, 16:42 IST

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan accused Netanyahu of being "blinded by blood and hatred" and threatened to attack Israel.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has threatened to attack Israel in a dramatic escalation of the war of words between the two countries, while Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused Ankara of massacring its own citizens.

At a political event on Saturday, Erdogan said, “Had Pakistan not been mediating in the war between the US and Iran, we would have shown Israel its place." He also accused Netanyahu of being “blinded by blood and hatred."

“Just as we entered Libya and Karabakh, we can enter Israel," Erdogan remarked. His remarks came as reports suggested that Turkey had indicted Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday, along with 35 other Israeli officials, for the naval interception of the October 2025 “Sumud" Gaza flotilla, and was seeking up to 4,596 years in prison as punishment.

Netanyahu hit out at Turkey, saying Israel would continue to fight Iran’s terror regime and its proxies, “unlike Erdogan who accommodates them and massacres his own Kurdish citizens." Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz also accused Turkey of antisemitism and sham trials against Israeli political and military leadership.

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