Turkish President Erdogan Announces Support For Palestine, Asks USA To Stay Away From Conflict
ISTANBUL ( Web News )
Turkish President Erdogan today announced full support for Palestine and asked the United States to stay away from the conflict.
Earlier, US President Biden announced military support for Israel as Hamas and Israel war entered the second day.
Through his video message, the Turkish President said that Turkiye would support Palestine at any cost. He also warned the United States not to support Israel in this long-standing conflict.
Jamima Goldsmith, former wife of former prime minister Imran Khan shared the video of the Turkish President on the X platform a few minutes ago.
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Turkish 🇹🇷 President Erdogan says : America stay away , we will defend Palestine 🇵🇸 at any price.#طوفان_الأقصى #Israel #Palestine #GazaUnderAttack #hamasattack #HamasTerrorists #FreePalastine #FreePalestinepic.twitter.com/HsrY1AJmwt— Jemima Goldsmith fc (@jemimakhan09) October 8, 2023
She termed it a big development in the ongoing war between Hamas and Israel in which more than one thousand people 670 Israelis and 330 Palestinians have died in two days.
Meanwhile, amas fighters released two different videos on Sunday. In one video, they showed a clip of Israeli soldiers in their custody. The captured soldiers are lying on the ground, terrified, and introduce themselves in the video.
TurikiyeUrdu account of X platform (earlier Twitter), shared the video of Israeli soldiers captured by Hamas.
Some social media users have uploaded Hamas fighters videos. Some are supporting Hamas fighters’ attack on Israel as revenge for killing thousands of Palestinians for decades.
Nevertheless, there are supporters of Israel as well on social media who are criticizing Hamas for attacking Israel.
In Pictures: Palestinian solidarity rallies around the world
Tens of thousands of pro-Palestinian demonstrators marched through London and other British cities on Saturday to protest Israel’s occupation of Palestine.
Some were draped in Palestinian flags and set off green and red smoke flares. Others carried banners declaring “Free Palestine”, “Stop bombing Gaza” and “Sanctions on Israel”.
Solidarity protests were also held in the United States, Spain, Italy, Iran, Somalia, Australia, France, and Germany, among others.
Israel’s 11-day bombardment of Gaza killed nearly 250 Palestinians, including at least 66 children, leaving behind many destroyed buildings, homes and infrastructure in the besieged enclave.
The fighting came to an end after the Israeli government and Palestinian fighter groups agreed on a ceasefire that started on Friday.
Fans of the Celtic Football Club waved Palestinian flags in a show of solidarity on Sunday during the Scottish Premiership match at Celtic Park.
They unfurled banners which read: “Free Palestine.”
“Victory to the resistance.”
Celtic FC fans, also known as the ‘Green Brigade’ are known for their longstanding support of Palestine.