Erdogan: We will stand against Israel's efforts to set fire to the region

Ankara will stand against Israel’s efforts to set fire to the entire region, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said yesterday.

Speaking during a ceremony held to mark the 23rd anniversary of the founding of the Justice and Development Party in the capital Ankara, Erdogan said: “We will continue our constructive, active and balanced stance in our foreign policies, and we will stand against Israel’s efforts to set fire to the region.”

“We must all show determination to protect and defend our national interests regardless of our political views, as we are all in the same boat,” he added.

“Today, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will arrive as our guest, and tomorrow, as a guest of honour, he will deliver a speech before the General Assembly of the Parliament on behalf of the Palestinian people. The world will hear the voice of the Palestinian people, who are struggling for freedom from the platform of our parliament.”

He stressed, “We will fight until the child killers who committed genocide and shed the blood of more than 40,000 innocent people in Gaza are held accountable for their atrocities before the law.”

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