Turkey, Israel agree to strengthen defense ties - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

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Israel's Defense Minister Benny Gantz attends a laying wreath ceremony at Anitkabir. — Israel's Defense Minister Benny Gantz attends a wreath-laying ceremony at Anitkabir, the mausoleum of Turkish Republic's founder Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, in Ankara, on Oct. 27, 2022. — ADEM ALTAN/AFP via Getty Images

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (C) shakes hands with with Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades (L) as Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras looks on during their meeting in Jerusalem on March 20, 2019. - (Photo by GALI TIBBON / AFP) (Photo credit should read GALI TIBBON/AFP/Getty Images)

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