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.
“Israel, we will proclaim you as a war criminal to the world,” Mr Erdogan said, without elaborating on the mechanism he intended to employ or what the action would mean.His office would not comment on his statement. Turkey said it was engaged in talks to try and secure the more than 220 hostages held by Hamas. It was not clear if those efforts were yielding any progress.But the Turkish leader has stepped up his criticism of Israel in recent days, describing Israel’s actions in Gaza as verging on “genocide” and asserting that the Hamas militant group, considered a terrorist organisation by Israel, the United States and European Union, is a group fighting for the liberation of its lands and people.
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