Call Benjamin Netanyahu 'Gaza Slaughter', President Erdogan: It Will Not Be Forgotten

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. (Source: Presidency of The Republic of Turkey)

JAKARTA - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan branded Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a Gaza butcher, along with the occurrence of one of the biggest atrocities in the Palestinian enclave.

This was conveyed by President Erdogan while attending the meeting of the ruling AK Party, strongly condemning Israel's actions in Gaza.

"They have been the target of the most heinous attacks in human history since October 7. Their mosques were bombed, their schools were razed to the ground, refugee camps were deliberately targeted, children were brutally slaughtered," President Erdogan said of the conditions experienced by Palestinians in Gaza. November 29.

He further said that what was happening in Gaza was genocide, targeting 2 million people who were "locked up in open prisons with food, electricity and water supply cut off."

"They destroyed Gaza and carried out all forms of atrocities. For 50 days, they burned and destroyed Gaza. Their actions were recorded in history as embarrassing. People in Gaza have suffered from dire conditions under Israeli oppression since October 7," President Erdogan said.

"More than 16,000 of our brothers and sisters in Gaza were martyred and more than 70 percent of them were women and children. More than 35,000 Palestinians were injured. We remember every martyr and hope that the injured will recover soon," he stressed.

President Erdoungan also said that two-thirds of buildings in Gaza were destroyed or heavily damaged, making them uninhabitable with collapsed health and education infrastructure.

"Netanyahu is remembered as a Gaza robber. This is a shame associated with him, but everyone who supports him unconditionally will be remembered for this shame as well. It will not be forgotten," said President Erdogan.

"We will never forget the lack of reaction of Western countries to crimes against humanity and war crimes committed in Gaza, except for some countries. We will use all options that allow the Israeli government to be held accountable before an international court in the name of humanity," he said.