Turkey has once again condemned the new Israeli operations in Gaza and called for an immediate end to attacks against the Palestinian civilian population and the delivery of the humanitarian aid needed by the people of the Strip, which Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has promised in recent hours that he will ‘take completely’.
‘At a time when (peace) negotiations are ongoing, Israel’s extensive ground operation in Gaza undermines all attempts to achieve peace and stability (in the region),’ the Turkish Foreign Ministry said in a statement, noting that this new escalation ‘has once again demonstrated that Israel does not intend to achieve a lasting peace.’
The text published by Ankara reiterates Turkey’s call for ‘immediate end to all operations, allowing humanitarian aid into Gaza and an urgent ceasefire,’ while urging the international community to ‘take action’ and ‘take effective and decisive steps against Israel’ in accordance with its legal and humanitarian obligations.
The statement comes after the Israeli army on Monday ordered Gazans in the city of Khan Yunis, the second most populous in Gaza, to ‘evacuate immediately’ the city and the nearby areas of Bani Suheila and Abasan, warning that the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) ‘will launch an unprecedented attack to destroy the capabilities of terrorist organisations in this area’.
Netanyahu authorises a ‘minimal amount’ of food into Gaza
Sources from the Hamas-controlled Gaza health ministry reported on Sunday the deaths of at least 153 Palestinians in just 24 hours due to Israeli bombing of the Strip, where Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu promised today that the army would ‘take complete control,’ confirming his plans announced earlier this month that included a ‘conquest of territories and permanence’ in Gaza, without ruling out an expulsion of the Palestinian population as proposed by US President Donald Trump himself.
‘The fighting is intense, but we are making progress. We will take control of the entire territory of the Strip,’ Netanyahu said in a video posted on Telegram. ‘We will not surrender, but in order to succeed, we must act in a way that cannot be stopped,’ and to do so, it is necessary to ‘avoid a situation of starvation.’
Far from being concerned about the situation of Palestinian civilians, the Israeli prime minister explained in this way why he had decided to allow a ‘minimal amount’ of food into the Palestinian enclave, a measure he justified on ‘diplomatic grounds’ in the face of growing pressure and protests even from his allies in the United States, who are scandalised by the images and reports of extreme hunger suffered by civilians in Gaza. In this regard, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights denounced just a few days ago that the Israeli offensive in Gaza and Israel’s attempts to permanently displace the Palestinian population from the Strip constitute clear acts of ‘ethnic cleansing.’
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Pablo Gómez is a specialist in Turkey and has been editor-in-chief of Hispanatolia since 2011. He has been analysing current affairs and geopolitics in Turkey and the surrounding region since 2006.
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