Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has once again reiterated his call for the establishment of an independent Palestinian state, saying it is the only way to pay debt to slain Palestinian children, TRT World reports.
“We all owe a debt to the murdered Palestinian children, and this debt can only be paid through the establishment of an independent Palestinian state,” President Erdogan on Tuesday told ambassadors in Ankara during an iftar, or the evening meal to break fast in the holy month of Ramadan.
The president said Turkiye will protect its Palestinian brothers, as it has done thus far, and will not back down.
“They cannot stop us from referring to the murderer as a murderer. Instead of attempting to conceal the truth of the genocide, Israeli leaders must answer for the babies who are killed in Gaza,” he added.
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