Israel’s ground attacks on Gaza’s Rafah, a day after Hamas claimed to “accept” a ceasefire proposal, show Jerusalem is not acting in good faith, Turkey’s foreign ministry spokesman claims, adding Israel must immediately withdraw from the city.
In a post on social media platform X, Turkish spokesman Oncu Keceli says Israel’s operation comes “amid such a positive development towards ending the destruction and massacre in Gaza,” and says the status quo in Rafah and the border crossing must be restored without further delay.
“An offensive on Rafah will affect not only the region but the whole world. Israel must immediately withdraw from the Gaza side of the Rafah border crossing,” Keceli says.
However, Hamas’s latest proposal is significantly different from what the Israeli offer was responding to, with Israel saying it is a new hardline counter-offer rather than any positive development.
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