Turkey might enter Israel to help Palestinians: Erdogan
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said that Turkey might enter Israel as it had done in the past in Libya and Nagorno-Karabakh, though he did not spell out what sort of intervention he was suggesting.
Erdogan, who has been a fierce critic of Israel’s war on Gaza, made his statement during a speech praising his country’s defence industry.
“We must be very strong so that Israel can’t do these ridiculous things to Palestine. Just like we entered Karabakh, just like we entered Libya, we might do similar to them,” Erdogan told a meeting of his ruling AK Party in his hometown of Rize.
“There is no reason why we cannot do this … We must be strong so that we can take these steps,” Erdogan added in the meeting, which was televised.
In 2020, Turkey sent military personnel to Libya to support the United Nations-recognised Government of National Accord of Libya. Libyan Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah, who heads the Government of National Unity in Tripoli, is backed by Turkey.
Turkey has denied any direct role in Azerbaijan’s military operations in Nagorno-Karabakh, but said last year that it was using “all means”, including military training and modernisation, to support its close ally.
Israel’s Katz sends warning to Erdogan after comments
Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz has responded to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s statement on possibly entering Israel to defend Palestinians.
“Erdogan follows in the footsteps of Saddam Hussein and threatens to attack Israel,” Katz said on X, referring to the former Iraqi leader. “Just let him remember what happened there and how it ended.”
Hussein was executed in 2006 after being sentenced to death by an Iraqi court, convicted of crimes against humanity.
As everything else with Israel, upside down analogy. Netanyahu would be the one disposed and convicted for crimes against humanity. But I doubt Turkey would actually enter Israel, more like enter Gaza to support a new government.
