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Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich on Thursday said Israel would abolish its free trade agreement with Turkey and also impose a 100 percent tariff on other imports from Turkey in retaliation for Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan’s decision to halt exports to Israel. The plan, he said, would be submitted to the cabinet for approval. Earlier this month, Turkey said it was stopping exports to Israel during the duration of Israel’s deadly war in Gaza citing “worsening humanitarian tragedy” in the Palestinian territories. But the Turkish Trade Ministry has said that companies have three month…