Palestinian President Abbas reviews Anadolu’s publication on Gaza conflict

By Mustafa Deveci

ANKARA (AA) – Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Wednesday examined The Evidence, a book published by Anadolu that documents Israel's war on the Gaza Strip.

During his visit to the Turkish capital Ankara at the invitation of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Abbas was introduced to the book, which highlights the war crimes committed by Israel in the besieged enclave through documented photographs.

Expressing gratitude to Anadolu for the book, Abbas underlined the significance of the book in revealing the war crimes perpetrated by Israel in the Palestinian territory.

The publication by the Turkish news agency puts together visual evidence of Israeli actions in the besieged Palestinian enclave since Oct. 7, 2023, including the use of white phosphorus.

The book was also submitted to the International Court of Justice, where South Africa filed a case accusing Israel of failing to uphold its commitments under the 1948 Genocide Convention.

Israel has waged a deadly military offensive on the Gaza Strip since an Oct. 7, 2023 attack by the Palestinian group Hamas, which Tel Aviv says killed nearly 1,200 people.

More than 30,700 Palestinians have since been killed and 72,156 others injured amid mass destruction and shortages of necessities.

The Israeli war has pushed 85% of Gaza’s population into internal displacement amid acute shortages of food, clean water, and medicine, while 60% of the enclave's infrastructure has been damaged or destroyed, according to the UN.

*Writing by Seda Sevencan​​​​​​​