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Erdogan: West backs Netanyahu’s plans to ‘spread war’ throughout Middle East
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ISTANBUL, Turkey — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan accuses Western powers of backing what he said were Israeli plans to attack Lebanon and “spread war” throughout the region.
“Israel is now setting its sights on Lebanon and we see that Western powers behind the scenes are patting Israel on the back and even supporting them,” he tells lawmakers from his ruling AKP party.
Prime Minister Benjamin “Netanyahu’s plans to spread the war to the region will lead to a great disaster,” he says.
His remarks came as concern soared over the escalating cross-border exchanges of fire between Israeli forces and Lebanon’s Iran-backed Hezbolla — which the terror group launched on October 8 — fuelling fears it could descend into fully-fledged war.
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