Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan led Monday a world condemnation of the Israeli bloodbath of displaced Palestinians at a Rafah “safe zone.”
He stated the bloodbath of not less than 45 folks, principally ladies and youngsters, as soon as once more uncovered the true face of “terrorist state” Israel.
“Sunday’s attack on Rafah, which came after the International Court of Justice’s order, has exposed the treacherous and bloody nature of the terror state,” he stated in a televised handle.
The Turkish president additionally lashed out at Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, saying: “The embattled Netanyahu and his murderous network are trying to extend their grip on power by massacring people as they fail to defeat Palestinian resistance.”
“Netanyahu won’t be able to save himself … like (former Yugoslav strongman Slobodan) Milosevic, (genocide convict Bosnian Serb politician Radovan) Karadzic, and (late German dictator Adolf) Hitler, who he is imitating,” he added.
Erdoğan additionally vowed that Türkiye would do all the things in its energy to carry these “savages” to account.
The Gazan Health Ministry stated the demise toll had risen to 45 from the in a single day Israeli strikes, which sparked fires that burned displaced folks alive of their tents, a lot of them ladies and youngsters.
Global outrage
French President Emmanuel Macron additionally voiced outrage Monday over the Israeli strikes on a tent camp in Rafah and demanded an “immediate cease-fire.”
“These operations must stop. There are no safe areas in Rafah for Palestinian civilians,” Macron stated on X in English.
“I call for full respect for international law and an immediate ceasefire.”
Israel has stored up assaults on Rafah regardless of a ruling by the highest U.N. court docket on Friday ordering it to cease, arguing that the court docket’s ruling grants it some scope for navy motion there.
Germany’s Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock and the EU overseas coverage chief Josep Borrell stated the ruling have to be revered.
“International humanitarian law applies for all, also for Israel’s conduct of the war,” Baerbock stated.
The U.N. company for Palestinian refugees stated the state of affairs was horrifying. “Gaza is hell on earth. Images from last night are yet another testament to that,” UNRWA wrote on X.
Nearly 36,000 Palestinians have been killed in Israel’s offensive, Gaza’s Health Ministry says. Israel launched the operation after the Oct. 7 Hamas incursion killed round 1,200 folks and seized greater than 250 hostages, in response to Israeli tallies.
Israel says it needs to root out Hamas fighters holed up in Rafah and rescue hostages it says are being held within the space. But it faces a world outcry.
“On top of the hunger, on top of the starvation, the refusal to allow aid in sufficient volumes, what we witnessed last night is barbaric,” Ireland’s Foreign Minister Micheal Martin stated.
Egypt condemned the Israeli navy’s “deliberate bombing of the tents of displaced people,” state media reported, describing it as a blatant violation of worldwide legislation.
Saudi Arabia additionally condemned the Israeli assault and Qatar stated the Rafah strike may hinder efforts to mediate a cease-fire and hostage change.
Source: www.dailysabah.com