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Thursday, October 26, 2023
Erdogan slams EU for not calling for ceasefire in Gaza
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan slams the European Union for failing to call for a ceasefire in Gaza, accusing the West of indifference toward the suffering of Muslims.
“How many more children must die before the EU Commission calls for a ceasefire?” he says in a televised speech. “How many more tons of bombs must fall on Gaza before the United Nations Security Council can take action?”
Erdogan accuses the West of failing to see the violence unfolding in Gaza “because the blood being shed is Muslim blood.”