Turkey and Israel's long-fraught relations are being strained by new diplomatic rows, fanned by resurfaced remarks from the Turkish president suggesting the NATO country could attack Israel. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan , who had fiercely criticized Israel's war in Gaza from 2023, said back in 2024 Turkey could intervene on behalf of Palestinians against "ridiculous" Israeli military actions, causing Israel to demand Turkey's expulsion from NATO. Erdoğan did not elaborate on what any intervention could