The Turkish warship has sailed past Israel, its first visit in more than a decade, as relations between the US allies begin to improve after disagreements over the Palestinian issue.
The Kemalreis frigate was docked in Haifa as part of NATO maneuvers in the Mediterranean Sea, a Turkish official has announced.
On the other hand, an Israeli official said that Ankara had made a preliminary request to land the crew on the shores of Israel.
A Haida port official said it was the first visit by a Turkish warship since 2010, when ties between the two countries were soured by an attack by Israeli forces on a humanitarian convoy trying to break the blockade of the Strip. of Gaza.
In that incident, Israeli marines had killed dozens of Turkish citizens. However, in recent months, these two countries began to renew their relations, while energy is being considered as one of the issues that has connected them the most.