Turkish president vows to put more pressure on Israel to prevent humanitarian disaster in Gaza

‘No one can remain silent in the face of the atrocities in Gaza, where children are dying of hunger and civilians seeking food are deliberately shot,’ says Recep Tayyip Erdogan

By Efe Ozkan, Serdar Dincel and Gizem Nisa Cebi Demir

ISTANBUL (AA) - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday vowed to work to put more pressure on the Israeli government in the coming days to prevent a humanitarian disaster in Gaza.

During a joint press briefing with visiting Gabonese President Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, Erdogan welcomed steps taken by Europe towards recognizing the state of Palestine as “very valuable.”

“No one can remain silent in the face of the atrocities in Gaza, where children are dying of hunger and civilians seeking food are deliberately shot,” said Erdogan.

He said that anyone with a shred of dignity and compassion is on the verge of losing patience over Israel’s oppression of Gaza.

“Our priority is delivering humanitarian aid to Gaza. We are obliged to do whatever is necessary to stop this oppression,” Erdogan said.

Turkish president vows to put more pressure on Israel to prevent humanitarian disaster in Gaza