Gaza war - Erdogan sees "no difference" between Netanyahu and Hitler
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says he sees "no difference" between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Adolf Hitler. "There is no difference between the actions of Netanyahu and Hitler," Erdogan said in Ankara on Wednesday. However, Netanyahu is "richer than Hitler" and receives "all kinds of support" from the USA and other Western countries, the Turkish president added.
Erdogan had recently caused outrage on several occasions with his statements on the Gaza war. For example, he described Israel as a "terrorist state" and Netanyahu as the "butcher of Gaza" due to the military operation against the Islamist Palestinian organization Hamas in the Gaza Strip. In contrast, Erdogan called Hamas, which is classified as a terrorist organization by the USA and the EU, a "liberation group".
Netanyahu: Erdogan is the last person allowed to preach morality
Netanyahu sharply criticized Erdogan for his new statements. "Erdogan, who is committing genocide against the Kurds and holds the world record for the imprisonment of journalists who oppose his regime, is the last person who can preach morality to us," Erdogan said. Israel's army is fighting the "most heinous and brutal terrorist organization in the world" in the Gaza Strip: Hamas had "committed crimes against humanity".
The Gaza war began on October 7 with Hamas' unprecedented attack on Israel. Hundreds of Hamas fighters had invaded Israel and committed atrocities, mainly against civilians. According to Israeli figures, around 1140 people were killed and 250 others were taken hostage in the Gaza Strip.
In response to the Hamas attack, Israel has since launched massive attacks on the Gaza Strip. According to the Hamas Ministry of Health, which cannot be independently verified, more than 21,100 people have been killed so far.
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- Despite Erdogan's comparison of Netanyahu to Hitler, the USA and other Western countries continue to offer substantial support to Israel during the ongoing Gaza conflict.
- In a strong rebuke, Netanyahu accused Erdogan of being the least qualified to lecture on morality, given his involvement in the genocide of the Kurds and his incarceration of journalists critical of his regime.
- The initial trigger for the Gaza war was an unprecedented attack by Hamas fighters, resulting in hundreds of deaths and kidnappings within Israel.
- In retaliation, Israel deployed its military forces extensively in the Gaza Strip, leading to a considerable number of casualties, according to Hamas records, although these figures are not independently verifiable.
- As tensions continue to escalate, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the Turkish president, has maintained his support for Hamas, labeling them as a "liberation group," in contrast to the USA and EU's classification of them as a terrorist organization.
Source: www.stern.de
