Turkey rejects exile of Palestinians, stands with Egypt
A man holds the Palestinian flag during a protest in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza, in Mosul, Iraq, October 14, 2023. — Reuters pic
Saturday, 14 Oct 2023 11:13 PM MYT
ISTANBUL, Oct 14 — Turkey stands with Egypt in rejecting the exile of Palestinians from the Gaza Strip in the face of Israel’s war with the Hamas Islamist group, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said alongside his counterpart in Cairo today.
Fidan, on his first trip as minister to Egypt, said it is important to act to stop the conflict from spreading and to re-start peace talks centred on achieving a two-state solution for Israelis and Palestinians.
“We reject the policy of Palestinians’ being removed from their homes in Gaza and exiled into Egypt. We are fully against it and stand with Egypt,” Fidan said.
“The loss of civilian life must be stopped regardless of which side they’re on,” he said. “We see that some states try to justify Israel’s attacks on Gaza as some sort of justifiable act. We invite Israel to stick to international law and humanitarian values.”
Since Hamas fighters launched a bloody rampage through Israeli towns a week ago, Israel has bombarded Gaza with air strikes and given the entire population of the north until Saturday morning to move south.
Turkey has long had contacts with Hamas but has also worked to repair ties with Israel after years of acrimony.
Since war broke out, Ankara has launched diplomacy seeking to mediate the conflict, sent aid for Palestinians and slammed Israel’s call for Gazans to move south as inhumane and a violation of international law. — Reuters
Saturday, 14 Oct 2023 11:13 PM MYT
ISTANBUL, Oct 14 — Turkey stands with Egypt in rejecting the exile of Palestinians from the Gaza Strip in the face of Israel’s war with the Hamas Islamist group, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said alongside his counterpart in Cairo today.
Fidan, on his first trip as minister to Egypt, said it is important to act to stop the conflict from spreading and to re-start peace talks centred on achieving a two-state solution for Israelis and Palestinians.
“We reject the policy of Palestinians’ being removed from their homes in Gaza and exiled into Egypt. We are fully against it and stand with Egypt,” Fidan said.
“The loss of civilian life must be stopped regardless of which side they’re on,” he said. “We see that some states try to justify Israel’s attacks on Gaza as some sort of justifiable act. We invite Israel to stick to international law and humanitarian values.”
Since Hamas fighters launched a bloody rampage through Israeli towns a week ago, Israel has bombarded Gaza with air strikes and given the entire population of the north until Saturday morning to move south.
Turkey has long had contacts with Hamas but has also worked to repair ties with Israel after years of acrimony.
Since war broke out, Ankara has launched diplomacy seeking to mediate the conflict, sent aid for Palestinians and slammed Israel’s call for Gazans to move south as inhumane and a violation of international law. — Reuters
Israel is giving the civilian population fair warning of what is coming to the area, just like allied leaflet drops made before devastating bombing of Nazi Germany's cities.
ReplyDeleteIt's war.
Israel did not start this round of violence -it was started by Hamas militants swarming across the border, carrying out massacres of civilians in the nearby Be'eri Kibbutz and the Tribe of Nova youth music festival.
Israel did not start this round of violence??? Wakakaka, Israel under the Netanhayu Administration has been bashing the Palestinians (and even American Palestinians) for aeons 24/7
DeleteMeeting like - Israel did not start this round of violence!
DeleteThe simmering hatred has been nurtured by those Zionists ever since they occupied & encircled the Palestinians since the founding of Israel under the spurious humanitarian supports of the Yank & pommies!
Ooop… u know fart about karmic retribution!