Israel won’t accept the presence of Turkish armed forces in Gaza under a US plan to end the war in the Palestinian territory for good, Foreign Minister Gideon Saar says.
“Countries that want or are ready to send armed forces should be at least fair to Israel,” Saar says at a news conference in Budapest.
Once warm Turkish-Israeli relations have soured drastically, with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan lambasting Israel’s devastating air and ground campaign, comparing its actions to those of the Nazis and accusing the country of genocide. Erdogan is an outspoken backer of the Hamas terror group.
“Turkey, led by Erdogan, led a hostile approach against Israel,” including “not only hostile statements, but also diplomatic and economic measures,” Saar says, speaking alongside his Hungarian counterpart Peter Szijjarto. “So it is not reasonable for us to let their armed forces enter the Gaza Strip and we will not agree to that and we said it to our American friends.”
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