Turkiye condemns Israel FM’s calling Erdogan ‘a war criminal’

Turkey’s Foreign Ministry yesterday condemned a recent social media post by Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz which targeted Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, calling it an attempt to cover up Tel Aviv’s crimes, Anadolu reported. “We consider the disrespectful post by the Israeli Foreign Minister targeting our esteemed President as a tone that can only be adopted by an official of a state accused of genocide,” a ministry statement said. It emphasised that such accusations are part of Israel’s efforts to obscure its own criminal actions. In a tweet, Katz wrote: “.@RTErdogan announced his support for Hezbollah against Israel’s threats. Erdogan is a war criminal who slaughters innocent Kurds across the Syrian border and tries to deny Israel its right […]