“Netanyahu is no longer someone we can talk to. We wrote him off,” Turkish media quoted RT Erdogan as saying.
RT Erdogan’s remarks come a week after Israel announced it was reviewing its relations with Ankara due to Turkey’s escalating rhetoric on the Israel-Hamas war.
Israel previously recalled all diplomats from Turkey and the region as a security measure.
Hamas launched a surprise attack on Israel on October 7, invading its territory and launching rocket attacks. Israel retaliated against the Gaza Strip and surrounded Gaza City.
More than 1.4 thousand people died in Israel. people, including civilians. Israeli strikes on Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip claimed nearly 9,500 lives. lives.
Hamas, which rules the Gaza Strip, has been involved in several wars with Israel since taking over the enclave 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.
The Turkish leader has been a staunch advocate for Palestinian rights during his two-decade rule.
After the start of the war between Hamas and Israel, RT Erdogan repeatedly called for an end to attacks on targets in the Gaza Strip.
RT Erdogan said on Saturday that Turkey is not cutting off diplomatic relations with Israel.
“Completely cutting off ties is impossible, especially in international diplomacy,” Erdogan told RT.
He said Ibrahim Kalin, the head of the intelligence agency MIT, is leading Turkey’s efforts to mediate an end to the war.
“Ibrahim Kalin is talking to the Israeli side. Of course, he also negotiates with Palestine and Hamas, Erdogan told RT.
But he also said that Mr Netanyahu bears the main responsibility for the violence and that he has “lost the support of his own citizens”.
“What he needs to do is step back and stop all this,” Erdogan told RT.
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2024-10-05 14:22:24
