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At mass rally in Istanbul, Erdogan claims West ‘main culprit’ behind ‘massacre’ in Gaza

By Agencies and ToI Staff 28 October 2023, 5:30 pm Edit
Protestors step on Israeli flags and pictures of French President Emmanuel Macron and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reading 'Baby killer,' near Taksim Square in Istanbul, during a protest against European governments on October 27, 2023. (Bulent Kilic/AFP)
Protestors step on Israeli flags and pictures of French President Emmanuel Macron and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reading 'Baby killer,' near Taksim Square in Istanbul, during a protest against European governments on October 27, 2023. (Bulent Kilic/AFP)

In a show of solidarity with the Palestinians amid the war between Israel and Hamas, Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan attends a mass rally in Istanbul that was organized by his ruling party.

Addressing the demonstration, Erdogan claims Western powers are “the main culprit” behind the Israeli army’s “massacre” of Palestinians in Gaza.

“The main culprit behind the massacre unfolding in Gaza is the West,” Erdogan tells the several hundred thousand protesters.

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