The Turkish President said his government is preparing to declare Israel a ‘war criminal’.
Israel is recalling its diplomats from Turkey over “increasingly harsh statements” coming from the government in Ankara, officials said.
Protesters in Istanbul wave Turkish and Palestinian flags while attending a rally to show their solidarity with the Palestinians Earlier on Saturday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said during the pro-Palestinian rally that attracted hundreds of thousands of participants that his country planned to formally accuse Israel of committing war crimes in the Gaza Strip.
He accused the West of failing to stop Israel’s intense bombing since militants from Hamas, the group that rules the Palestinian territory, smashed through the border and killed and kidnapped people in southern Israel on October 7.
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