Türkiye vows to use 'all available means' to halt Israel's assaults in Gaza, Jerusalem

By Esra Tekin

ISTANBUL (AA) — Türkiye will use all means at its disposal to halt "oppression in Gaza and harassment in Jerusalem" by Israel, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday.

"We will use all available means, without any exception, to stop the oppression in Gaza and the harassment in Jerusalem," Erdogan said at a rally in Türkiye's western province of Balikesir.

He added that Türkiye is working to secure collective action by Muslim countries around the world against the oppression in Gaza.

- Türkiye's fight against terrorism

On Türkiye's counter-terrorism efforts, Erdogan said Ankara would launch fresh operations to disrupt and dismantle attempts to set up a terror state across its southern border with northern Syria.

"With new operations, we will continue to perforate and dismantle the project of establishing a Terroristan by encircling our country from its southern borders," he said.