Israel–Turkey relations

Erdoğan praises ICC’s arrest warrant for Netanyahu but questions compliance

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan commended the International Criminal Court's (ICC) decision to issue an arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, but he voiced doubts about the likelihood of it being enforced.

"The ICC has made a commendable decision," Erdoğan said during a televised youth gathering in the southeastern city of Gaziantep on Sunday.

Erdogan Warns Israel's Actions Could Target Turkey Next

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned that Israel's ongoing military actions in the Palestinian territories and Lebanon could soon target Turkey as well. Speaking before the Turkish parliament, he asserted, "While Israel is carrying out terrorist attacks against Lebanon, it is trying all kinds of provocations to bring regional countries into its fire."

Erdoğan says not only kids but also UN system dying in Gaza

The Israeli massacre in Gaza must be stopped, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan told the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday, adding that the current U.N. structure must be changed.

"Gaza has become 'the world's largest graveyard for children and women' because of Israel's attacks," Erdoğan said.

Turkey calls on West to take ‘deterrent steps’ against Israeli action

Attacks on Lebanon this week showed that the Israeli government planned to spread the war to the region, Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday, calling on Western countries to take "deterrent steps" against Israel's actions.

Erdogan told a press conference that Israel's war in Gaza will top the agenda of his speech at the UN General Assembly on Tuesday.

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