Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has emphasised the importance of increasing diplomatic pressure on the Israeli occupation and removing all obstacles to the flow of humanitarian aid into Gaza.
“These matters cannot be postponed. A determined demonstration of the international community’s will and capacity to impose sanctions would effectively restrain the Israeli occupation,” Erdogan said during a press gaggle aboard his plane returning from South Africa on Sunday, following his participation in the G20 Summit.
During his meetings with G20 leaders and in the speeches he delivered throughout the summit sessions, Erdogan highlighted the need to maintain the existing ceasefire and advance reconstruction efforts.
Addressing the humanitarian catastrophe facing Gazans, Erdogan underscored that all nations have a moral duty to stand with the Palestinians in their struggle. He stressed that the countries responsible for enabling Israel’s reckless actions must immediately assume responsibility for their role.
Erdogan also criticised the United Nations for failing to fulfill its responsibilities so far, urging it to assert its influence in the measures to be taken going forward.
According to the Gaza Government Media Office, although a ceasefire agreement took effect in Gaza on October 10 as part of its first phase, Israel has since violated the deal more than 497 times, resulting in the deaths of 342 Palestinians.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has stressed that it is important to ramp up diplomatic pressure on the Israeli occupation and remove all obstacles to surge the humanitarian aid into Gaza.
Such things can't be postponed, as long as the demonstration of resolute desire and capability of imposing sanctions by the international community would literally restrain the Israeli occupation Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Erdogan said while he was in a press gaggle aboard the plane returning from South Africa Sunday after his participation in the G20 Summit.
During his meetings with leaders of G20 and the speeches he delivered throughout the sessions, Erdogan noted the significance of maintaining the ceasefire that had been achieved, as well as the reconstruction efforts.
Erdogan tackled the humanitarian catastrophe gripping the Gazans, highlighting that it behooves all nations to stand in support of the Palestinians' hard struggle. He stressed that it is essential for the countries that pushed the Israeli occupation to this recklessness to bear their responsibility right away.
The UN hasn't delivered on its role up to this point, and it is imperative to demonstrate their weight in the steps that would be taken from now onward, Erdogan said.
The ceasefire deal had been reached in Gaza, whose first phase took effect on October 10, but since then Israel has breached the deal more than 497 times and killed 342 Palestinians, according to the Gaza Government Media Office.
A Palestinian walks among piles of rubble and damaged buildings in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, Monday.