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Turkiye – President Recep Tayyip Erdogan conveyed that Turkiye has crossed out Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and will do everything to bring Israel's violation of human rights and war crimes to the International Criminal Court (ICC).
"The Israeli Prime Minister is no longer someone we can talk to, we have crossed him out," Erdogan said on Friday, aboard the presidential plane returning from Kazakhstan where he attended the Organization of Turkiye States summit.
President Erdogan also said: "I said something in my speech at the Palestine Rally. I announced that we would support initiatives that would bring Israel's human rights violations and war crimes to the International Criminal Court,"
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"Our relevant authorities, especially our Foreign Ministry, will carry out this work," the Head of State of Turkiye added.
The President remarked that Netanyahu has lost the support of Israeli citizens and he wants to garner support for massacres through religious rhetoric.
"What the Torah is he talking about?" President Erdogan said in reference to Netanyahu's recent remarks on Amalek, the ancient nation described in the sacred book as a staunch enemy of the Israelites.
"Don't the Ten Commandments include 'Thou shalt not kill' as an order?" the President questioned.
What Netanyahu is doing is purely public relations, a populist approach, Erdogan further said.
"The Israeli administration systematically usurps Palestinians' homes, streets, workplaces, and living spaces," he said, adding that Israel does not grant them the right to live.
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"The occupation has become widespread after invaders who they call 'settlers' were placed into the homes of Palestinians. They want to justify the war crimes committed by the Israeli army with religious rhetoric," the President said.
The Head of State also said Ankara is ready to act as a guarantor country for Gaza after clashes, reiterating Türkiye’s support for the Gazan people amid Israel’s ongoing aggression.
The Israeli army has widened its air and ground attacks on the Gaza Strip, which has been under relentless airstrikes since the surprise offensive by the Palestinian group Hamas on October 7.
At least 9,488 Palestinians, including 3,900 children have been killed in Israeli attacks since then, while the Israeli death toll has topped 1,500, according to official figures, as reported from the Anadolu Ajansi site.
