Gaza crisis lays bare international system’s bias: Turkey
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan has criticized the international rule of law, saying Israel’s war on Gaza has exposed its hierarchical nature.
“What’s happening in Gaza is a living testimony to the fact that the international system has been designed, used and abused to the privilege of a few,” Fidan said at the Global Diplomacy and Future of Palestine conference in Ankara.
“Unfortunately, the international community – starting with ourselves, the Muslim community and the Arab community – has been useless, powerless and hopeless in stopping this ongoing tragedy.”
Fidan urged immediate action, warning that unless a solution is found, the Gaza war would escalate into a larger regional and global crisis.
Turkey urges ‘sanctions’ against Israel over Gaza bloodshed: Minister
Turkey’s foreign minister has called for sanctions against Israel, urging the international community to cut all support over the conflict in the Middle East.
“We have reached the limit of words, diplomacy and international politics. … We must start with sanctions,” Fidan told ruling party delegates at a meeting about Palestine, adding: “Israel needs to be boycotted.”
Italy’s Meloni says she will visit Lebanon
The prime minister makes the announcement at the Senate without giving a date. “It is already planned that I will go to Lebanon,” she said, adding that Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani will be heading to Israel and Palestine next week.
Italian soldiers are part of a UN peacekeeping mission in Lebanon. UNIFIL, which consists of about 9,500 soldiers of various nationalities, has accused the Israeli military of “deliberately” firing on its positions. Meloni, whose country is the second biggest contributor of forces to UNIFIL, has condemned the attacks several times.
Iran summons Hungarian ambassador over EU sanctions
Iran’s foreign ministry has summoned the ambassador of Hungary, which holds the rotating presidency of the European Union, to condemn the block’s recent sanctions on the Islamic republic.
The ministry announced in a statement Iran’s “strong objection” and said “resorting to illegal and coercive methods such as sanctions against the Islamic Republic of Iran is not acceptable in any way and will lead nowhere.”
