Prime Minister Yair Lapid and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan agreed to resume full diplomatic relations, including the mutual appointment of ambassadors.

The head of the Israeli government in his statement noted that "

President Isaac Herzog also welcomed the restoration of diplomatic relations with Turkey, calling it "

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At the same time, the publication notes that Ankara "

Cavusoglu also said that Turkey and Israel intend to hold a meeting of the joint economic commission in September..

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Recall that Ankara pointed out to the Israeli ambassador the need to leave Turkey after 60 Palestinians died after a clash with Israeli forces during protests erupted after the opening of the US embassy in Jerusalem on the border with the Gaza Strip..

At that time, Turkey and Israel exchanged ambassadors for only a year and a half after a six-year break, when the countries severed diplomatic relations in 2010 after the incident with the " Then the Israeli military intercepted the Turkish ship Mavi Marmara, which was trying to break the naval blockade of the Gaza Strip..