Erdogan urges US to pressure Israel to stop violating Gaza ceasefire
Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has stressed that the United States and others must pressure Israel to stop violating the Gaza ceasefire agreement, including by imposing sanctions or halting arms sales to the regime.
Turkey, a member of NATO, has served as a mediator in the ceasefire negotiations. Its increased role followed a meeting between Erdogan and his American counterpart, Donald Trump, at the White House last month.
"As Turkey, we are doing our utmost for the ceasefire to be secured. The Hamas side is abiding by the ceasefire. In fact, it is openly stating its commitment to this. Israel, meanwhile, is continuing to violate the ceasefire," Erdogan told reporters on his return flight from a tour of some Persian Gulf Arab states on Friday.
"The international community, namely the United States, must do more to ensure Israel's full compliance with the ceasefire and agreement," he stated, according to his office.
"Israel must be forced to keep its promises via sanctions, halting of arms sales."
Erdogan also reiterated a previous call for Persian Gulf Arab countries to finance Gaza reconstruction now, saying nobody could single-handedly complete this task.
Israel has killed nearly 70,000 Palestinians since launching the genocidal war on Gaza on October 7, 2023, before a ceasefire deal was reached in the strip earlier this month.
The deal marks the first phase of US President Donald Trump’s 20-point Gaza ceasefire plan, with further stages to be negotiated at a later date.
The Gaza Government Media Office has said Israel is violating the ceasefire agreement by obstructing aid deliveries and continuing the deliberate campaign of starving Palestinians.
Dozens of people have also been killed in Israeli attacks across the besieged coastal territory since the shaky ceasefire deal took effect.
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