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Thursday, October 30, 2025
Erdogan lobs fresh ‘genocide’ broadside at Israel as US pushes for Turkish troops in Gaza peacekeeping force
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ANKARA, Turkey — Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan slams Germany over what he says is its ignorance of Israel’s “genocide,” famine and attacks in Hamas-ruled Gaza, at a joint news conference with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in Ankara.
Erdogan says Israel has nuclear and other weapons which it was using and threatening Gaza with, adding that Palestinian terrorist group Hamas — which he is a longtime supporter of — has none of those. He says Israel had once again attacked Gaza in recent days despite a ceasefire in the enclave, without mentioning that the strikes followed an attack by terror operatives that killed an IDF soldier.
“Does Germany not see these?” Erdogan says, adding it’s Turkey, Germany and other countries’ humanitarian duty to end what he claims are famine and massacres in Gaza.
The comments come as the Trump administration is pushing for Turkey’s inclusion in a multinational security force to be deployed in postwar Gaza despite Israeli objections, with a US official telling the Axios news site, “The Turks were very helpful in getting the Gaza deal and [Prime Minister Benjamin] Netanyahu’s bashing Turkey has been very counterproductive.”
“We are aware of the Israeli concerns and are working to create something that can achieve stability and that both sides can find acceptable,” the official adds.
The Times of Israel Community.