of 7–3 on 29 June. The agreement was then approved by the Turkish parliament on 20 August 2016. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan then signed the agreement on 31 August. On 7 October, Turkey named foreign policy expert Kemal Okem as ambassador to Israel. Israel's decision to name an ambassador was later postponed. On 15 November, Israel named Eitan Na'eh as ambassador to Turkey. In a reciprocal move, Erdogan confirmed on 16 November the nomination of Kemal Okem as Turkish ambassador to Israel. Na'eh arrived in Ankara on 31 November. Turkey also agreed to drop charges against four Israeli soldiers on 8 December. On 12 December, Okem arrived in Jerusalem. US recognition of Jerusalem On 14 May 2018, after the United States recognized Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and rioting broke out, Erdoğan accused Israel of carrying out a "genocide" and behaving like a "terrorist state". The Turkish government also declared a three-day national mourning. The next day Turkey expelled the Israeli ambassador and withdrew its ambassador in Tel Aviv for consultations. In response, Israel expelled Turkey's consul in Jerusalem. Israeli Agriculture Minister Uri Ariel ordered the freezing of import of agricultural produce from Turkey. On Twitter, Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu described Erdogan as one of Hamas's biggest supporters and suggested that he not preach morality to Israel. Erdoğan called Israel an apartheid state which has occupied a defenseless people's lands for 60+ yrs in violation of UN resolutions. He said that Netanyahu had the blood of Palestinians on his hands and should not cover up his crimes by attacking Turkey. In a joint news conference with British Prime Minister Theresa May in London, Erdoğan said Turkey would never accept Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and called on the international community and the U.N. "to act without wasting time and stop this oppression" in Palestine. Erdoğan tweeted that Hamas was not a terrorist organization but a resistance movement that defends the Palestinian homeland against an occupying power. Netanyahu responded that "A man who sends thousands of Turkish soldiers to hold the occupation of northern Cyprus and invades Syria will not preach to us when we defend ourselves from an attempted infiltration by Hamas." He added that "A man whose hands are stained with the blood of countless Kurdish citizens in Turkey and Syria is the last one who can preach to us about combat ethics," At