ANKARA, (PIC)
Turkish President Recep Erdogan stressed on Sunday the need for his country to act strongly to deter Israel from its practices against the Palestinians in Gaza, alluding to the possibility of intervening militarily in the conflict.
Erdogan told a meeting of his ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) in the northeastern city of Rize on the Black Sea that Türkiye “must be very strong so that Israel can stop doing such things to the Palestinians.”
“Just as we entered Karabakh, just as we entered Libya, we might do the same to them (Israelis),” Erdogan added.
“There is no reason why we cannot do this. We must be strong so that we can take such a step,” he added.
The president was referring to Türkiye’s military deployment in 2020 to the North African country and its military support for Azerbaijan as the latter fought a war to take back Karabakh from Armenians.
Erdogan also cited how Türkiye cut off commercial ties with Israel as he talked about his administration’s actions to stop the Israeli war on Gaza.
