Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said the Gaza Strip needs to be part of an independent, sovereign Palestinian state when the war between Israel and Hamas ends, and that Anakara will not support plans that “gradually eliminate Palestinians” from history.
Turkey, which has sharply increased its criticism of Israel as the humanitarian crisis in Gaza has intensified, defends the two-state solution and welcomes members of Hamas, which it does not see as a terrorist organization, unlike the US, Kingdom United Kingdom and other western countries. Turkey demanded an immediate ceasefire and offered to organize a system to guarantee it.
Speaking to reporters on a flight returning from Kazakhstan on Friday, Erdogan repeated his criticism of Western countries for supporting Israel, saying Ankara’s trust in the European Union was “deeply shaken.”
“When everything that is happening is over, we want to see Gaza as a peaceful region that is part of an independent Palestinian state, in line with the 1967 borders, with territorial integrity and with East Jerusalem as its capital,” Erdogan said this Saturday, cited by broadcaster Haberturk and other vehicles.
“We will support formulas that bring peace and calm to the region. We will not support plans that further obscure the lives of Palestinians, that gradually eliminate them from the scene of history.”
He also stated that his intelligence chief, Ibrahim Kalin, was in contact with Israeli and Palestinian officials, as well as Hamas, but added that he did not consider Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu – who Erdogan said was the sole author of the situation in Gaza – as a correspondent.
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Source: CNN Brasil
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