Turkey closes ports to Israeli ships, airspace to flights, says foreign minister

Turkey is closing its ports and airspace to Israeli ships and flights, the foreign minister said on Friday.

"We have closed our ports to Israeli ships. We do not allow Turkish ships to go to Israeli ports.... We do not allow container ships carrying weapons and ammunition to Israel to enter our ports, nor do we allow their aircraft to enter our airspace," Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan told lawmakers in a televised address.