RT Erdogan told Francis in a phone call that everyone should support efforts to provide uninterrupted aid to civilians in the Gaza Strip. The statement of the Directorate of Communications of the President of Turkey was published on the X social network.
RT Erdogan reiterated Turkey’s position that a permanent solution to the conflict can only be achieved through the establishment of an independent Palestinian state.
The Turkish leader, whose country recently normalized relations with Israel, is increasingly critical of Israel’s military actions in the Gaza Strip.
On Wednesday, RT Erdogan described Hamas militants as a group fighting for liberation, not a terrorist organization as the West calls it. He also said he had postponed plans to visit Israel.
On October 7, the Palestinian Islamist group “Hamas” of the Gaza Strip unexpectedly attacked Israel, invading its territory and carrying out rocket attacks. More than 1.4 thousand people died in Israel. people, including civilians. Another 222 people were kidnapped.
Israel carries out retaliatory airstrikes on the Gaza Strip. The Palestinian Authority’s Ministry of Health reported on Wednesday that 6,546 people have died since the start of the war with Israel.
Hamas is the Palestinian militant group that rules the Gaza Strip; it has been involved in several wars with Israel since taking over the Gaza Strip in 2007. The group has been recognized as a terrorist by Israel, the United States, the European Union, the United Kingdom and some other countries.
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