Israel does not want its relationship with Turkey to deteriorate any further, an official said on Tuesday after Ankara said it was freezing both trade and defence ties with the Jewish state. “Israel does not want to see a further deterioration in its relations with Turkey,” he told AFP, speaking on condition of anonymity. “Over the past few months, there have been numerous attempts to create a positive dynamic in keeping the relationship between Jerusalem and Ankara but so far, those efforts have not succeeded.”