Turkey seeks Interpol red notice for Israeli PM Netanyahu over Gaza flotilla case

Key facts

• Turkey's Justice Minister Akin Gurlek announced arrest warrants for Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu on charges including genocide, crimes against humanity and torture.
• The warrants relate to Israel's interception of the Global Sumud Flotilla carrying humanitarian aid to Gaza in international waters.
• Turkey's Justice Ministry has requested the Interior Ministry to issue Interpol red notices for Netanyahu and another suspect.
• An Interpol red notice is a request to locate and provisionally arrest a person while extradition is considered, not an international arrest warrant.
• Netanyahu's office dismissed the Turkish move as a 'pathetic attempt' by President Erdogan.
• The dispute coincides with a confrontation over Syria, where Israel carried out airstrikes on a Syrian air base that Turkey could potentially use.