Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday condemned Israel’s attacks in Lebanon, asserting that these attacks have proven Turkiye’s concerns about Israel’s ambitions to extend conflict throughout the region, Anadolu reports.

Speaking to the media in Istanbul ahead of his departure to New York, where he will address the UN General Assembly, Erdogan said that Israel is carrying out attacks like a terrorist group.

“With this attack (the pager explosions in Lebanon), Israel demonstrated it has no civilian sensitivities, it can use any means to achieve its hateful ambitions,” he said.

This attack also indicates that Israel is extending its attacks throughout Lebanon and the region, with the support of some Western countries, Erdogan added. The region is now facing an “inexplicably huge crisis,” the Turkish president said.