Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid confirmed that his government has approved the appointment of a new ambassador to Ankara, calling Israel’s approval another important step in the context of restoring relations with Turkey, noting that he met with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in New York , last week, on the sidelines of the 77th UN General Assembly.

Lapid explained via social media sites that he “instructed to strengthen diplomatic, economic and tourism relations between his country and Turkey”, noting that he “intends to visit Israel without a date, which is a new sign of Turkey’s desire to improve tense relations for a long time” .
It is noteworthy that during a speech to a hall full of leaders of American Jewish organizations in New York on the twentieth of last month, Lapid called “anti-Semitism” a “crime against humanity.”

Last August, Turkey and Israel said they planned to fully restore diplomatic relations, which had been damaged since 2010, when Israeli commandos attacked the Gaza-bound Mavi Marmara as part of a flotilla to break the blockade imposed on the coastal strip. , killing 10 Turkish activists in violent clashes after they attacked Israeli soldiers who had boarded the ship.

There has been no ambassador to the country since 2018, when Turkey withdrew its ambassador and asked Israel to leave in protest of Israel’s response to the Gaza border riots that killed dozens of Palestinians.