Turkish Air Force Activity Linked to Libya Exposed over Mediterranean

Turkish aircraft have flown fighters and cargo to western Libya. (Reuters)
Turkish aircraft have flown fighters and cargo to western Libya. (Reuters)
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Turkish Air Force Activity Linked to Libya Exposed over Mediterranean

Turkish aircraft have flown fighters and cargo to western Libya. (Reuters)
Turkish aircraft have flown fighters and cargo to western Libya. (Reuters)

Turkish aircraft have been active over the eastern Mediterranean as the defense ministry announced Friday that its vessels and fighter jets will perform drills in the area.

The Turkish itamilradar website reported that three jets were detected as they flew towards western Libya in what was described as a “major mission”.

In a series of tweets, the website said the aircraft may have been transporting fighters or weapons from Turkey to Libya where Ankara supports the Tripoli-based Government of National Accord (GNA).

The defense ministry only declared the drills after news of the unusual aircraft activity circulated on social media, said itamilradar.

Meanwhile, Turkey’s general prosecution recommended that a lawmaker be stripped of his immunity for revealing details of how Turkish intelligence officers were killed in Libya.

Opposition MP Umit Ozdag had held a press conference at parliament in February when he revealed the death of the officers in military operations in Libya.

The general prosecution said he had violated intelligence agency regulations when he disclosed the information.

The prosecution had previously arrested six journalists and lifted the immunity of another MP for the same reason.



‘We Are Breaking the Bodies and Minds of Children of Gaza’, Says WHO Executive Director

 Palestinians look at the damage after an Israeli army airstrike in Beit Lahia, northern Gaza Strip, Monday, April 28, 2025. (AP)
Palestinians look at the damage after an Israeli army airstrike in Beit Lahia, northern Gaza Strip, Monday, April 28, 2025. (AP)
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‘We Are Breaking the Bodies and Minds of Children of Gaza’, Says WHO Executive Director

 Palestinians look at the damage after an Israeli army airstrike in Beit Lahia, northern Gaza Strip, Monday, April 28, 2025. (AP)
Palestinians look at the damage after an Israeli army airstrike in Beit Lahia, northern Gaza Strip, Monday, April 28, 2025. (AP)

The minds and bodies of children in Gaza are being broken following two months of aid blockade and renewed strikes, the Executive Director of the World Health Organization Emergencies programs said on Thursday.

Since March 2 Israel has blocked the entry of medical, fuel, and food supplies into Gaza.

"We are breaking the bodies and minds of the children of Gaza. We are starving the children of Gaza. We are complicit," Deputy Director General Michael Ryan told reporters at the WHO's headquarters.

"As a physician I am angry. It is an abomination," he said.

Israel says the decision to block the supplies was aimed at pressuring Hamas to free hostages as the ceasefire agreement stalled.

"The current level of malnutrition is causing a collapse in immunity," Ryan said, warning that cases of pneumonia and meningitis in women and children could increase.

Israel has previously denied that Gaza was facing a hunger crisis. It has not made clear when and how aid will be resumed.

Israel's military accuses Hamas of diverting aid, which Hamas denies.

The United Nations warned this week that acute malnutrition among Gaza's children was worsening.