Katz summons Turkish deputy ambassador for reprimand after embassy flag lowered to half-mast

Foreign Minister Israel Katz summons the Turkish deputy ambassador to Israel for a reprimand after the Turkish embassy in Tel Aviv lowered its flag to half-mast in honor of slain Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh.

“Israel will not accept expressions of participation in mourning for a murderer like Ismail Haniyeh,” Katz says in a statement published by his office. “If embassy representatives want to mourn, let them go to Turkey and mourn together with their master Erdogan, who embraces the terrorist organization Hamas and supports its murderous acts.”