Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan told UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday that Israel should be held accountable for war crimes in Gaza in international courts, the Turkish president announced.
More than 15,000 people have been killed in Israel’s air and ground attacks against Hamas militants in Gaza, according to Gaza health officials.
The offensive began after Hamas launched an October 7 raid in southern Israel that killed 1,200 people and took 240 hostages.
In a phone call ahead of the UN Security Council meeting on Gaza, Erdogan and Guterres discussed the “expectations of the international community regarding Israel’s illegal aggression”, humanitarian aid to the encampment and efforts to bring lasting peace. President of Turkey announced.
“During the call, President Erdoğan said that Israel is shamelessly trampling international law, the laws of war and international humanitarian law in the eyes of the international community, and must be held accountable for the crime it has committed in the face of international law,” he said in a statement.
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The Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan will attend the United Nations Security Council meeting in New York.
In a statement, Fidan added that he would meet friends and discuss with Western powers as part of a contact group of some Muslim countries established by the Arab League and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) this month. Others.
Turkey strongly criticized Israel’s attack on Gaza and demanded an immediate ceasefire. It allows for the discussion of a two-state solution to the broader Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Erdogan accused Israel of being a “terrorist state” and described Israel’s attack on Gaza as genocide. Israel denies such accusations and says it is acting in self-defense to destroy the enemy.
Unlike the United States, the European Union and some Gulf states, Turkey has hosted members of Hamas, which it does not consider to be terrorists. He accused the West of being complicit in supporting Israel, except for Spain and Belgium.
