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Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi had a phone call on Friday to discuss what the Turkish presidency said were human rights violations by Israel in the Gaza Strip and how to deliver humanitarian aid.
Erdogan told Egypt’s El-Sisi that “Western silence” on the bombing of hospitals, schools, and places of worship was worsening the situation for Gaza, the president’s office said in a statement.
Erdogan said forcing Palestinians in Gaza to migrate is unacceptable and Turkiye will push to achieve peace and deliver humanitarian aid and medical services as soon as possible, according to the statement.
“Forcing the Palestinians in Gaza to migrate from their homeland is unacceptable,” President Erdogan said, stressing that “Türkiye will continue to make every effort in order for peace to be ensured and for humanitarian aid as well as healthcare services to be immediately delivered to Gaza,” according to a statement by the Turkish Communications Directorate.
The call addressed the Israel-Palestine conflict that is getting “increasingly graver,” “human rights violations committed by Israel against the innocent civilians in Gaza,” and steps that could be taken for resolution.
Saying that atrocities on the Palestinian lands were “further deepening,” President Erdogan noted that the “silence of western countries” on the bombings of hospitals, schools and places of worship “causes the fire in Gaza to grow bigger.”
The deadly conflict in Gaza, which is under Israel bombardment and blockade since Oct. 7, began when Hamas initiated Operation Al-Aqsa Flood, a multi-pronged surprise attack that included a barrage of rocket launches and infiltrations into Israel by land, sea, and air. It said the incursion was in retaliation for the storming of the Al-Aqsa Mosque and growing violence by Israeli settlers.
