Israeli Foreign Minister Yisrael Katz accused Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of being a "war criminal" in a post on the X platform. The Turkish Foreign Ministry responded to Katz's statements, calling them "inappropriate," and noted that Katz's style is one that can only be adopted by an official from a state facing accusations of committing genocide. They added that "these types of slanders and lies are part of Israel's attempt to cover up its crimes."