Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday criticized Israel’s history of ceasefire violations, urging the international community to prevent further breaches amid the Gaza ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas, Anadolu reports. “Israel, particularly (Premier Benjamin) Netanyahu, has a significant record of ceasefire violations, this should not be allowed this time (in Gaza),” Erdogan told his party’s provincial congress in Adana, southern Turkiye. He condemned Israel’s 467-day offensive in Gaza which caused more than 47,000 fatalities, saying: “Despite 467 days of genocide and massacres, Israel has failed to break the will of resistance of our brothers and sisters in Gaza.” Erdogan reaffirmed Turkiye’s commitment to holding perpetrators of war crimes in Palestine accountable. “Our efforts to hold the perpetrators of […]
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