Turkish Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his Iranian counterpart Ebrahim Raisi spoke over the telephone on Sunday and mentioned the most recent scenario within the besieged Palestinian enclave of Gaza.
“The call addressed the Türkiye-Iran bilateral relations, Israel’s attacks in Palestinian territories and the humanitarian situation in the region,” Türkiye’s Communications Directorate stated in a press release.
Highlighting the significance of constant to extend efforts for the implementation of the UN Security Council decision that known as for a cease-fire in Gaza, Erdoğan stated: “Fatah and Hamas should act in unison during this period.”
He additionally expressed the necessity to work collectively to thwart Israeli efforts to unfold the stress within the area.
Israel has waged a lethal army offensive on the Gaza Strip since an Oct. 7 cross-border assault by Hamas which killed some 1,200 individuals.
Nearly 32,800 Palestinians have since been killed and 75,300 others injured amid mass destruction and shortages of requirements. Israel has imposed a crippling blockade on the Gaza Strip, leaving its inhabitants, significantly residents of northern Gaza, on the verge of hunger.
The Israeli conflict has pushed 85% of Gaza’s inhabitants into inside displacement amid acute shortages of meals, clear water, and medication, whereas 60% of the enclave’s infrastructure has been broken or destroyed, in response to the UN.
Israel stands accused of genocide on the International Court of Justice (ICJ), which on Thursday requested Israel to do extra to stop famine in Gaza.
Source: www.anews.com.tr