Israel sees soaring vegetable, fruit prices amid Turkiye's boycott over Gaza war

Israel faces soaring prices of vegetables and fruits in local markets as imports have declined amid a Turkish boycott of Tel Aviv over its deadly offensive on the Gaza Strip, according to local media on Wednesday, Anadolu Agency reports. “Following the suspension of imports from Turkiye due to its boycott of Israel, there has been a rise in the prices of vegetables and fruits,” the public broadcaster KAN said. The Turkish Ministry of Trade announced on 2 May a suspension of all trade dealings with Israel “until humanitarian aid is allowed into the Gaza Strip without restrictions.” The Israeli Health Ministry also suspended the import of vegetables from Jordan due to what it called the discovery of cholera bacteria in […]