Israel summons Turkish envoy after Erdogan’s ‘send Netanyahu to Allah’ remark — RT World News
The foreign minister claimed that the Turkish president is “the last one who can speak for God” because of his support for Hamas
The Israeli Foreign Minister summoned the Turkish ambassador “To be seriously reprimanded” In response to the verbal attack launched by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Diplomatic tensions between the two countries have escalated since the outbreak of the conflict between Hamas and Israel last year. The Turkish president was among Israel's harshest critics regarding the Gaza war.
In a post on X on Friday, Israel's top diplomat said he had issued instructions to Foreign Ministry officials “Summoning the Turkish Deputy Ambassador to Israel” After Erdogan's recent statements “Threats to send Prime Minister Netanyahu to God.” Turkey withdrew its ambassador from Israel last November in protest against the Israeli bombing of Gaza.
“You are the one who supports [sic] The burning of children, murderers, rapists, and mutilation of corpses by Hamas criminals is the last person who can speak for God.” Israel Katz stated. “There is no God who listens to those who support the atrocities and crimes against humanity committed by your barbaric friends from Hamas.
I instructed @IsraelMFA Officials summoned the Turkish Deputy Ambassador to Israel to issue him a serious reprimand after that @RTERdoganAttack on the Prime Minister @Netanyahu And his threat to send Prime Minister Netanyahu to God and deliver a clear message to Erdogan: You are the one who supports…
– Israel Katz (@Israel_katz) March 22, 2024
Turkish Foreign Ministry spokesman Oncu Kesili responded by saying: He added: “Turkey will continue to tell the truth, and will put the unspeakable persecution of the Palestinian people on the global agenda.”
He added: “It is no longer possible to hide the crimes committed by Israel in Gaza during the past six months, and Israel is being tried for genocide.” The official wrote in a post on social media.
Regarding the statements of members of the Israeli government: Since the first day of the occupation of the Palestinian territories, the Israeli authorities have done their utmost to cover up the grave crimes they committed against the Palestinians, and tried to create…
— Onko Kisili | Official Spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (@SpoxTR_MFA) March 22, 2024
Erdogan said, in a speech he delivered at an election rally on Thursday: “We leave the person known as Netanyahu to our Lord, whose name is the Almighty.” It refers to God by one of His 99 names. “May our Lord destroy him.”
The two countries have been at loggerheads since Israel declared war on Hamas in October in response to the terrorist attack carried out by the militant group, in which about 1,200 people were killed and more than 200 were taken hostage. The retaliatory bombing of Gaza and the ground operation killed at least 32,000 people, according to the Strip's Ministry of Health.
The Turkish leader has done so repeatedly comparison Israeli Prime Minister Adolf Hitler accused Israel of committing the crime “Genocide” Against the Palestinians in Gaza. Meanwhile, Israel was established claimed The Turkish president is classified among the worst anti-Semites in history, due to his position on the conflict and his support for the Hamas movement.
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