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Mediator no more: Erdoğan takes aim at Israel, backing Hamas ‘freedom’ fighters
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https://www.politico.eu/article/turkey-recep-tayyip-erdogan-israel-hamas-war-freedom-fighters/
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Israel is committing atrocities against civilians as it steps up its military operations in Gaza, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said in an explosive broadside that appeared to pull him away from earlier ambitions of acting as a mediator in the crisis.
“I invite all other countries with reason and conscience to put pressure on the … government to return the state of Israel to sanity,” he added, claiming “crimes against humanity” are now being committed against ordinary Palestinians.
At the same time, in a major break with NATO allies, Erdoğan insisted that Palestinian militant group Hamas “is not a terrorist organization, but a group of freedom and mujahideen [warriors] who are striving to protect their lands and their citizens.”
Israel has launched a campaign of airstrikes that it says target military targets, and has given residents of Gaza City the order to evacuate amid growing domestic calls for a ground offensive.
The Hamas-controlled health ministry claims that almost 5,800 people have been killed in the region since then.
The EU has condemned Hamas’ “appalling terrorist attack against Israel,” while warning that the cutting off of water and electricity supplies in Gaza “and the pressure on civilians to leave their homes is against international law.” The U.S., which lists Hamas as a terrorist organization, has pledged “rock solid and unwavering” support for Israel, and has dispatched shipments of weapons and ammunition to support its close ally.
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