Report: Junior Israeli diplomats are back in Turkey despite deterioration in ties

Israel has reportedly sent several junior diplomats back to Turkey, amid a deterioration in ties between Jerusalem and Ankara over the ongoing war in Gaza.

The Ynet news site reports that Israel’s ambassador to Turkey, Irit Lillian, has not returned to Ankara.

“There is indeed a diplomatic presence that remains there,” a diplomatic source tells The Times of Israel.

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