Israel's Channel 13 reported that Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan and Israel's representative on the Board of Peace, Michael Eisenberg, had a heated confrontation at a closed meeting in New York about a week ago, after Fidan described Israel's actions in Gaza as "genocide". US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner were present, and the exchange reportedly ended only when Kushner intervened. The report comes as Israeli officials sharpen their rhetoric against Ankara ahead of Knesset elections in October, despite earlier warnings from Israeli security officials that the public campaign risks needlessly escalating tensions with Turkey.