Erdogan accuses Netanyahu of genocide, likens him to Hitler

The President of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, sharply criticised the Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, comparing him to Adolf Hitler. Erdogan stated that the Israeli Prime Minister and his "murderous network" will be stopped in a manner similar to how the actions of the Nazis were halted during the Second World War.

On Monday, the first anniversary of Hamas's assault on Israel, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan accused Israel of committing genocide in the Gaza Strip, demanding a decisive international response.

- Gaza has become ‘the world’s largest graveyard for children and women’ because of Israel’s attacks. Not only children are dying in Gaza, the United Nations system is dying, truth is dying, values that the West claims to defend are dying.

The Turkish leader stated that "just as humanity's common alliance stopped Hitler, Netanyahu and his murderous network will be stopped in the same way".

"Today is 6th October... Exactly 365 days ago, 50,000 of our brothers and sisters, mostly children and women, were brutally murdered. Hospitals, places of worship of various faiths, and schools in Gaza no longer stand. Many journalists, representatives of non-governmental organisations, and ambassadors of peace are no longer among us" - reads Erdogan's post on the X platform.

Tensions between Israel and Turkey are not new, and the situation has escalated since the latest Israeli-Palestinian conflicts. President Erdogan has repeatedly criticised Israel's policy towards Palestinians, accusing Netanyahu of conducting actions aimed at destroying the Palestinian nation.

This time, however, the Turkish leader went a step further, comparing the Israeli Prime Minister to one of the greatest criminals in the history of humanity.

Erdogan also called on the international community to take action against Israel, emphasising that Turkey does not intend to back down from its criticism, even if it involves serious consequences.

Turkey will oppose the Israeli government regardless of the costs, Erdogan declared, encouraging world leaders to take a stance he considered "honorauble."

The Hamas attack on Israel on 6th October 2023, triggered the largest Middle East conflict in decades. On that day, the Palestinian organisation ruling in the Gaza Strip launched a surprise rocket attack on Israeli territory. This incident led to brutal clashes, resulting in the deaths of hundreds of people on both sides of the conflict and plunging the region into chaos.