Published October 21,2023
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan mentioned the present state of affairs and newest developments in Gaza on Saturday with Ismail Haniyeh, the political bureau chief of the Palestinian resistance group Hamas, which governs the besieged enclave.
Erdoğan informed Haniyeh that Ankara is working to make sure that humanitarian help reaches Gaza and that the wounded there will be dropped at Türkiye for remedy if vital, the Turkish Communications Directorate mentioned on X.
The nation can be endeavoring for a cease-fire as quickly as attainable between the edges within the present Israeli-Palestinian battle, he additionally mentioned.
He confused {that a} everlasting resolution couldn’t be achieved with out the institution of an unbiased Palestinian state on the 1967 borders with Jerusalem as its capital, the assertion famous.
Erdoğan additional emphasised that Türkiye would proceed to combat internationally for lasting peace, it added.
The battle in Gaza, underneath Israeli bombardment and blockade since Oct. 7, started when Palestinian resistance group Hamas 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. Hamas mentioned the incursion was in retaliation for the storming of the Al-Aqsa Mosque and rising violence by Israeli settlers.
The Israeli navy then launched Operation Swords of Iron towards Hamas targets within the Gaza Strip.
At least 4,385 Palestinians, together with 1,756 kids, have been killed in Israeli assaults on Gaza, whereas the determine stands at greater than 1,400 folks in Israel.
Earlier on Saturday, a humanitarian convoy of 20 vans started to enter the Gaza Strip from the Egyptian aspect of the Rafah border crossing, the primary for the reason that armed battle broke out between Israel and Hamas on Oct. 7.
Source: www.anews.com.tr