Benjamin Netanyahu has publicly acknowledged the genocide of Armenians and Greeks by Turkey for the first time.

Athens is on alert due to the sudden activity of Ankara, involving initiatives as well as “leaks,” aimed at undermining diplomatic moves by Athens across the Syria–Egypt–Libya axis, which sought to restore diplomatic channels with Damascus, Tripoli, and Benghazi, while also reaffirming the strategic relationship with Cairo.

A meeting between military delegations from Turkey and eastern Libya was held in Benghazi as part of the visit of the Turkish corvette TCG Kınalıada, according to the former's Ministry of Defense.