Turkey has made the announcement that it will be pausing all trade with Israel over its continued bombardment of Gaza.

16:39, Thu, May 2, 2024 | UPDATED: 16:39, Thu, May 2, 2024

Turkey has announced that it will halt all trade with Israel as tensions worsen over the war in Gaza.

Two Turkish officials familiar with the matter confirmed that the pause in trade went into effect on Thursday, as reported by Bloomberg.

Turkey's trade ministry said on social media: "This decision will remain in place until Israel declares a ceasefire immediately and allows adequate and uninterrupted flow of humanitarian aid into Gaza."

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