Keçeli

In a Wednesday phone call with his U.K. counterpart, the Turkish foreign minister discussed Israel's 10-month-old war on the Gaza Strip.

On X, Foreign Ministry spokesman Öncü Keçeli said Hakan Fidan had a telephone conversation with Foreign Secretary David Lammy.

The discussion covered recent developments in Gaza and rising tensions in the region, said Keceli.

A spokesperson for the Turkish Foreign Ministry has responded to recent statements made by Israeli officials against President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, accusing them of attempting to shift the focus away from their country's actions in Gaza.

Israel's recent approval of plans to construct 3,500 housing units in the occupied West Bank has ignited international criticism, with a Turkish Foreign Ministry spokesperson condemning the move as alarming.

Türkiye has evacuated 1,047 people, including Turkish and Turkish Cypriot citizens, and their relatives from war-torn Gaza since the commencement of Israeli attacks on Oct. 8, according to a statement from the Foreign Ministry spokesperson.