Turkish prosecutors investigate Israeli footballer’s Gaza gesture

Antalyaspor’s Sagiv Jehezkel suspended by his clubJehezkel showed message after scoring against Trabzonspor

Turkish prosecutors have launched an investigation against the Israeli football player Sagiv Jehezkel for allegedly “inciting people to hatred and hostility” with a gesture, the Turkish justice minister, Yilmaz Tunc, said on Sunday.

“A judicial investigation has been initiated by Antalya Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office against Israeli football player Sagiv Jehezkel for ‘inciting people to hatred and hostility’ due to his ugly gesture supporting Israel’s massacre in Gaza after scoring a goal in the Antalyaspor-Trabzonspor Super Lig match,” Tunc said on X.

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