Turkey’s Erdogan: Israel must end ‘this state of insanity,’ halt strikes in Gaza

CAIRO — President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi of Egypt calls for the delivery of humanitarian aid to Gaza, saying the number of trucks allowed into the besieged territory is far below the needs of Gaza’s population.

“The needs are massive,” he says in televised comments, noting the importance of all aid being delivered.

The Egyptian government is working to de-escalate the conflict through talks with the warring parties, including discussions about releasing prisoners and hostages, he says without providing details.

Egypt’s foreign ministry warns about “gave risks” of a wide-scale Israeli ground invasion, slamming Israel for not respecting the UN General Assembly’s resolution yesterday calling for a “humanitarian truce.”

An invasion would result in “unprecedented humanitarian and security repercussions” including a surge in casualties among civilians and eventual destabilization of the region, the ministry says in a statement.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan calls on Israel to emerge from what he describes as its “state of insanity” and end military actions.

“The ever-increasing Israeli bombardments on Gaza, which intensified last night, have targeted women, children and innocent civilians, deepening the humanitarian crisis,” Erdogan writes in a message posted today on X, formerly Twitter. “Israel must immediately emerge of this state of insanity and stop its attacks.”

Erdogan is scheduled to attend a mass rally today organized by his ruling party in Istanbul to show solidarity with Palestinians, which he says will be used to “make this call louder and shout that we stand with the Palestinian people against the Israeli oppression.”