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Turkish FM accuses Israel of using security ‘as an excuse to occupy more land’
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Turkey's Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan speaks during the opening ceremony of the Antalya Diplomacy Forum, in Antalya, southern Turkey, April 17, 2026. (AP/Riza Ozel)
ANTALYA, Turkey — Turkey’s foreign minister accuses Israel of using security as a pretext to acquire “more land.”
“Israel is not after its own security. Israel is after more land. Security is being used by the Netanyahu government as an excuse to occupy more land,” Hakan Fidan tells the Antalya Diplomacy Forum, referring to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
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