World's silence on Gaza ‘complicity in genocide’: Turkish foreign minister

By Gizem Nisa Cebi

ISTANBUL (AA) – Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan on Friday expressed concern over the world's silence on Israel's actions in Gaza, describing it as “complicity in genocide.”

“If the massacre in Gaza does not stop, if the two-state solution does not come into effect in Palestine, it is not difficult to foresee that such conflicts will recur and spread,” Fidan warned in his address at the 5th General Assembly of the Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Youth Forum, which began in Istanbul on Friday.

He also called for a two-state solution in Palestine to prevent further conflict escalation and stressed the importance of utilizing technology while being vigilant against its negative impacts.

“There is no moral value, no international legal ground left in the world for reference in subsequent conflicts,” Fidan said.

The Turkish foreign minister also addressed rising Islamophobia and the challenges faced by Muslim communities globally, saying: “As the world's Muslims, we must delve into the source of this hardship and fight against it. We need to do our best to represent Islam in the best possible way.”

In his speech, Fidan underscored the necessity for internal solidarity and proactive problem-solving within the Islamic world against Islamophobia.