The Times of Israel reports: “Defense Minister Israel Katz and a government spokesperson reiterated on Sunday that Israel does not want Turkish soldiers deployed to Gaza as part of a multinational force that is meant to take over from the Israel Defense Forces.

‘There will be no Turkish boots on the ground,’ Prime Minister’s Office spokesperson Shosh Bedrosian told reporters in response to a question.

Israel has already expressed skepticism regarding Turkey’s desire to play a role in postwar Gaza. Relations between the two countries — formerly close allies — collapsed during the two-year war, as Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan praised the Hamas terror group and accused Israel of committing genocide…”