2023-11-04 13:17:00
“Netanyahu is no longer any kind of interlocutor for us. We have deleted him, we have crossed him out,” Erdogan said on the flight back from Kazakhstan, according to a statement from his press office on Saturday.
Israel ordered ambassadors home a month ago
The humanitarian crisis and Israel’s ongoing attacks in the Gaza Strip should be discussed, the Foreign Ministry in Ankara said on Saturday. Israel recalled its ambassador in Ankara to his homeland a month ago. The reason is an assessment of bilateral relations.
Erdogan said Netanyahu had lost “the support of his citizens” and now wanted to gain support for the “massacres” by using “religious terminology.” Turkey is using all diplomatic options to “stop the bloodshed,” said Erdogan. This included discussions with Israeli intelligence officials, the Foreign Ministry as well as with Hamas and the Palestinian authorities.
Türkiye wants to discuss the Gaza war with Iran
Erdogan also wants to discuss the Gaza war with Iran at the end of the month. Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi will also come to Turkey, Erdogan said. Erdogan also announced that the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) summit in Riyadh would also discuss the conditions for a ceasefire at the end of November. According to a report by the Habertürk broadcaster, Erdogan said that if Israel is not stopped and held accountable for war crimes, there will no longer be any trust in the global system.
Before the Gaza war began on October 7, Erdogan and Netanyahu met in person on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in September and agreed to visit each other. As part of a normalization process, the Israeli head of government was originally expected to visit Turkey at the beginning of November.
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