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Turkey publicly confirmed for the first time that it blocked Netanyahu from attending a Gaza ceasefire summit in Egypt on Monday.

Erdogan’s spokesman said the Turkish president would never accept being “in the same photo frame” as the Israeli prime minister.

Netanyahu initially accepted but later withdrew citing a Jewish holiday; Iraq’s leader also threatened to boycott if Netanyahu attended.

ANKARA, Turkey — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan made clear he would not accept Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ’s presence at a high-level summit in Egypt, a senior official said Tuesday, adding that Ankara had made plans to prevent the Israeli leader from attending the me

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