Published October 17,2023
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his Brazilian counterpart Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva spoke over the telephone and mentioned the newest developments within the battle between Israel and Palestine.
“The call addressed the conflicts that are becoming more and more violent between Israel and Palestine as well as steps aimed at ensuring calm,” Türkiye’s Communications Directorate mentioned on X.
“Sharing with his Brazilian counterpart Türkiye’s offers of solution for a lasting peace, President Erdoğan said no country should add fuel to the fire, and that concrete steps should be taken by all regarding humanitarian aid within the framework of human rights,” it added.
Eleven days into the battle with Palestinian group Hamas, Israel’s bombardment and blockade of the Gaza Strip has continued, with over a million folks displaced-almost half of Gaza’s complete inhabitants, based on the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees within the Near East (UNRWA).
The combating started when Hamas on Oct. 7 initiated Operation Al-Aqsa Flood, a multi-pronged shock assault that included a barrage of rocket launches and infiltrations into Israel by land, sea, and air. It mentioned the incursion was in retaliation for the storming of the Al-Aqsa Mosque and elevated violence by Israeli settlers.
The Israeli navy then launched Operation Swords of Iron in opposition to Hamas targets within the Gaza Strip.
Israel’s response has prolonged into chopping water and electrical energy provides to Gaza, additional worsening the dwelling circumstances in an space that has reeled below a crippling siege since 2007.
At least 3,061 Palestinians have been killed and 13,750 others have been injured within the ongoing Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip, the Health Ministry in Gaza mentioned.
More than 1,400 Israelis have been killed within the armed battle.
Source: www.anews.com.tr