Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has hailed the decision by three European nations to recognise the state of Palestine, urging other countries to tow the same path.
Norway, Ireland and Spain have said they will recognise the state of Palestine. It is already recognised by eight EU countries: Bulgaria, Poland, Czech, Romania, Slovakia, Hungary, Sweden, and the Greek Cypriot administration.
Speaking at an awards ceremony in Ankara on Wednesday, Erdogan said that he was very pleased with the decision and warned that if Zionist expansionism is allowed to continue the world would be “prone to new conflicts.”
The decision to recognise the state of Palestine comes as Israel continues its relentless offensive on Gaza, which has been ongoing since October 7, 2023, despite a UN Security Council resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire.
“Those who provide logistical, military support to occupiers bear the same responsibility for the blood flowing in Gaza as the occupiers themselves,” Erdogan added.
He emphasised that as long as Western powers continue to back Israeli Premier Benjamin Netanyahu despite what he called “his arrogance and recklessness,” massacres in Palestine will continue.
“Israel has lost this war and been condemned in the eyes of humanity,” he said, stressing that Tel Aviv has turned the blockaded Gaza into a huge children’s cemetery in the last 229 days of the assault.
Over 35,700 Palestinians have been killed, mostly women and children, and nearly 80,000 others injured since last October following an attack by the Palestinian resistance group Hamas.
The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court has said he is seeking arrest warrants for Israeli leaders, including Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his Defence chief, Yoav Gallant for their roles in the ongoing conflict.
