Erdogan: Israel Should Face Gaza War Crimes Trial

Reuters reports:

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday told United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres that Israel must be held accountable in international courts for what he called war crimes it committed in Gaza, the Turkish presidency said.

Israel has mounted an offensive by air and ground against Hamas militants in Gaza in which more than 15,000 people have been killed, according to Gaza health authorities.

Erdogan has called the Israeli attacks on Gaza a genocide and accused Israel of being a “terror state”. Israel rejects such charges and say it is acting in self-defence against a foe bent on it destruction.

Read the full article.

#Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan tells @antonioguterres that #Israel must be held accountable in international courts for what he called war crimes it committed in #Gaza https://t.co/UHAdUmolLY

— Arab News (@arabnews) November 28, 2023