Turkey's president calls war in Gaza 'ecocide' at UN climate summit
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday called for the world to recognize the environmental impacts of the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza and asked the Israeli government to grant more aid access to the Palestinian territory. Erdogan was speaking at the U.N. climate summit, known as COP31, in Antalya, Turkey. “What has taken place in Gaza is not only a genocide, but it is also an ecocide,”…
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan addressed the ongoing Israel-Hamas war in Gaza at the United Nations climate summit, COP31, in Antalya, Turkey. In a powerful statement, Erdogan not only referred to the conflict as genocide but also described it as ecocide, a term referring to devastating damage to the environment.
Erdogan's assertion was met with applause from world leaders and climate envoys present at the summit. However, Israel's stance on these allegations is firmly denial, accusing the U.N.-backed panel of independent experts of antisemitism. Israel's Foreign Ministry, through a post on X, accused Erdogan of using an international forum for political purposes.
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