Turkish foreign minister calls on Islamic world to press for arms embargo on Israel

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan on Sunday called on the Islamic world to press for an arms embargo on Israel, which continues indiscriminate attacks both in Gaza and Lebanon, Anadolu Agency reports. In his address at the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)-Arab League Joint Extraordinary Summit of Foreign Ministers Meeting in Saudi capital Riyadh, Fidan said Turkiye’s initiative at the UN to stop arms transfers to Israel has received the support of 52 countries, including permanent members of the UN Security Council. What is lacking, he said, is not determination or moral ground for the Palestinian cause but coercive actions. He underscored the need for concrete measures to stop the bloodshed and prevent a wider regional war in the Middle […]