01 November 2023; MEMO: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has accused Israel of losing its sense of statehood and acting instead like an organisation, Anadolu has reported. “It must be stopped immediately,” he added.
“The Israeli administration, backed by unconditional support from Europe and America, has been committing crimes against humanity in front of the entire world for exactly 25 days,” he said in a speech to the Turkish people after a government meeting in Ankara on Tuesday evening.
“The Western world, particularly Europe, has once again failed the test of humanity in Gaza. Look, children have been dying, women have been dying, and hospitals have been being bombed for exactly 25 days.”
Erdogan stressed that his country is continuing its discussions to “ensure that the perpetrators of war crimes committed in Gaza are held accountable before the law.” He noted that Turkiye believes that it is necessary to establish a new security mechanism in cooperation with regional actors. “We are ready to take responsibility if such a step is taken.”
In closing, President Erdogan described Israel’s targeting of the Turkish-Palestinian Friendship Hospital in Gaza, as “a vital health institution that treats cancer patients, which has become the most recent victim of Israeli barbarism.”
