President Erdogan says Türkiye in talks to ensure unity among Palestinians

By Esra Tekin

ISTANBUL (AA) - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday that Türkiye is in talks with all parties to ensure unity among different Palestinian factions.

"We are meeting with all parties to ensure unity among our Palestinian brothers," President Erdogan said at a Turkish Youth Foundation event in Istanbul.

"We are making every effort with our heart, tongue, and hands to put an end to the massacre in Gaza and the oppression in Palestine, without giving in to any threats," he added.

Israel launched a destructive military campaign in the Gaza Strip in response to the Oct. 7 attack by Palestinian group Hamas, which killed 1,200 people.

Over 30,000 Palestinians have since been killed, the majority of the 2.3 million population has been displaced and many are starving amid a worsening humanitarian catastrophe.

Erdogan said American and European states that "encouraged and supported Israel" will be remembered in history as "patrons of murderers of women and children."

The Turkish president remarked that the Israeli administration led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is “murderous, liar, and coward."

"Even being associated with the Netanyahu administration is a heavy punishment in itself, a shameful shame," he said. "Like all great oppressors, the Israeli administration, which slaughters children and women in the name of Zionism and oppresses innocents who have no means of defending themselves, is also a coward."

He urged that "humanity must take collective action against Israel's genocidal policy."