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Turkey could take military action against Israel if necessary, Erdogan warns, drawing comparisons to past interventions in Karabakh and Libya.

Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan speaks after a
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday accused Israel of carrying out atrocities against Palestine and Lebanon and threatened potential military action against the Jewish state, similar to its past interventions in Karabakh and Libya.

"The blood-stained genocide network continues to kill innocent children, women, and civilians without any rule or principle, ignoring all kinds of human values," Erdogan alleged while addressing the International Asia-Political Parties Conference in Istanbul.

"Despite the ceasefire, Israel has forced 1.2 million Lebanese to leave their homes due to attacks on civilian settlements," Erdogan said, despite both Israel and the United States rejecting claims of Lebanon being included in the current ceasefire with Iran. Erdogan went on to describe Israeli actions as "barbaric," while citing a controversial law recently passed by the Knesset to approve death penalties against terrorists, which the Turkish leader said was meant "only for Palestinian prisoners."

Responding to reporters later in the day, Erdogan escalated his rhetoric even further, suggesting that Ankara could choose to engage with Israel militarily.

"We must be strong to prevent Israel from doing this to Palestine," Erdogan said. "Just as we entered Karabakh, just as we entered Libya, we will do the same to them," he stated. "There is nothing to prevent us from doing it. We just need to be strong so that we can take these steps."

Erdogan’s harsh rhetoric is part of his ongoing narrative attempting to position Turkey as a staunch defender of Palestinian rights.

Responding to his comments, Heritage Minister Amichai Eliyahu (Otzma Yehudit)sharply condemned Erdogan's remarks and moral high ground and accused the Turkish leader of hypocrisy, noting Turkey’s history of territorial aggression in Cyprus and its treatment of minorities, particularly the Kurds.

"Turkey, which conquered Northern Cyprus and controls Kurdish territories in the east, dares to lecture us on morality. Turkey, which built its economy on the Armenian Genocide, dares to accuse us of genocide. Turkey, which enforces Islamization by force, dares to speak about human rights," Eliyahu said in a statement.

"The hypocritical Erdogan doesn't impress anyone with this current circus," he continued, describing the Turkish president as a "megalomaniacal dictator" with "imperialist ambitions" who sees himself as "an Ottoman Sultan while being no more than a pathetic tyrant of a country with a collapsing economy and a dead democracy."

Eliyahu's remarks went further than only criticizing Erdogan, implying that it was time for Israel and Turkey to "close this sad chapter of relations" and vowing to bring a proposal before the Israeli government to sever diplomatic ties with Turkey completely.

In his post, Eliyahu shared what appears to be an AI-edited image depicting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu planting an Israeli flag on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem, while Erdogan is shown bending at Netanyahu's feet, possibly referencing Erdogan’s controversial past statements asserting that Jerusalem belongs to Turkey.

grandiose4ever:
Lol this Erdogan thinks Israel is northern Cyprus.

A country that fought Iran and didn't lose a single war plane, whereas it's American allies lost five.

If you want to pick on the strongest airforce In the middle East, then I wish you luck.

Just know your airforce would be left non existent. You can ask Egypt and Jordan for reference.

FreeStuffsNG:
Smh.

You are truly ignorant of the real casualties in Occupied Palestine. Smh.

While airports, seaport and oil and gas plants were still operating in Iran during the war, all the airports, seaports and oil & gas fields in Occupied Palestine were bombed and forced to shutdown.
They are in serious trouble and US that is dashing them freebies of weapons is bleeding now.

brain54:
The world can not simply sit...


Fold it's arms and watch as isreal go rouge and commit human rights violations and atrocities in Palestine and Lebanon.


America is an accomplice. Europe and the rest of the west is too scared or don't care to stand up.


Someone has to stand up against Israel.


Good job turkey!👍

brain54:
The world can not simply sit...


Fold it's arms and watch as isreal go rouge and commit human rights violations and atrocities in Palestine and Lebanon.


America is an accomplice. Europe and the rest of the west is too scared or don't care to stand up.


Someone has to stand up against Israel.


Good job turkey!👍

FreeStuffsNG:
Smh.

You are truly ignorant of the real casualties in Occupied Palestine. Smh.

While airports, seaport and oil and gas plants were still operating in Iran during the war, all the airports, seaports and oil & gas fields in Occupied Palestine were bombed and forced to shutdown.
They are in serious trouble and US that is dashing them freebies of weapons is bleeding now.

FreeStuffsNG:
Smh.

You are truly ignorant of the real casualties in Occupied Palestine. Smh.

While airports, seaport and oil and gas plants were still operating in Iran during the war, all the airports, seaports and oil & gas fields in Occupied Palestine were bombed and forced to shutdown.
They are in serious trouble and US that is dashing them freebies of weapons is bleeding now.

dangermouse:
you go just dey your parlour dey permutate. USA tell you say dem dey bleed?

grandiose4ever:
https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-892720

HacheNoire:
🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

All that smoke 💨 💨 💨

Had a dream I am still going to park a car in Isreal when it becomes flat!

Stanbaba30:
I see that Turkey wants to go through that partway to hell. They should respect themselves and stay out of this war or else thiers would be far worse off. This is ISRAEL that they are joking with. To be forewarned is to be forearmed. 🤷