Published October 29,2023
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Türkiye rejected the slander and baseless allegations by some Israeli officers in opposition to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, the Foreign Ministry mentioned Sunday.
“The efforts of some Israeli officials, who cannot tolerate even the expression of the truth and facts, to change the agenda accompanied by distortions and slanders in the hope of covering up the brutal massacre targeting Palestinian civilians in Gaza, will not yield results,” the ministry confused in a press release.
“The targeting of the UN, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and our President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan by these authorities, who have committed a crime against humanity in front of the whole world but cannot even tolerate criticism and condemnation, is a clear indication of the weakness they have fallen into,” it mentioned.
“We are returning the accusation of antisemitism, slander and insults” Erdoğan and Türkiye itself “to the interlocutors in the same way,” it mentioned. “Unlike many nations that help Israel unconditionally in the present day, it’s identified to everybody that Türkiye’s file on this difficulty is spotless and immaculate.
“It is a truth that all historians have delivered that Türkiye has been a safe haven for everyone who has been persecuted throughout history, including Jews,” it famous.
The ministry demanded that Israeli authorities “urgently heed the calls for a ceasefire and peace made to them to put an end to this barbarism aimed at the total destruction of the residents of Gaza.”
Gaza has been below relentless Israeli airstrikes since a shock offensive by Hamas on Oct. 7.
The Palestinian group had 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.
Israel responded with an uninterrupted marketing campaign of air raids, which intensified late Friday, together with floor actions amid an entire blackout of telecommunications and web networks.
At least 7,703 Palestinians, together with 3,595 youngsters, have been killed within the Israeli assaults, whereas the dying toll in Israel stands at greater than 1,400.
Gaza’s 2.3 million residents are additionally grappling with shortages of meals, water and drugs resulting from Israel’s blockade of the enclave. Only a couple of support vehicles have crossed into Gaza because the opening of the Rafah crossing level final weekend.
Source: www.anews.com.tr