Published October 24,2023
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Tuesday spoke over the telephone together with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin and mentioned the escalating battle between Israel and Palestine and the humanitarian disaster within the area.
Erdoğan, in response to Türkiye’s Communications Directorate, advised Putin that the brutality directed towards Palestinian lands is deepening and civilian casualties are growing each minute.
The Turkish president mentioned that the “silence of the Western countries also escalated the humanitarian crisis in Gaza to an unavertable level,” the directorate mentioned on X.
He underlined that Türkiye will proceed to make each effort to make sure peace within the area.
The battle in Gaza, which has been underneath Israeli bombardment and a blockade since Oct. 7, started when the Palestinian 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. It mentioned the incursion was in retaliation for the storming of Al-Aqsa Mosque and rising violence by Israeli settlers towards Palestinians.
The Israeli army then launched Operation Swords of Iron towards Hamas targets within the Gaza Strip.
More than 7,100 individuals have been killed within the battle, together with at the very least 5,791 Palestinians and 1,400 Israelis.
Source: www.anews.com.tr