11.11.2026 22:32
The Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs targeted President Erdoğan, who drew attention to the genocide in Gaza, with a scandalous statement over his remarks at the COP31 Leaders Summit. Turkey’s response to Israel was not delayed. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs reacted with the statement: "The Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ vile and insolent slanders against our President constitute a new example of the futile efforts of Israeli officials to conceal the facts."
The Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs made a scandalous statement targeting President Erdoğan, who drew attention to the humanitarian crisis and genocide in Gaza at the COP31 Leaders Summit. The Israeli statement included insolent and arrogant expressions such as, "Once again, Dictator Erdoğan is using an international forum to spread his anti-Israel lie campaign. Hamas, whose leaders are hosted in Erdoğan's Turkey, is responsible for the destruction in Gaza." Turkey's response to Israel was not delayed.
FOREIGN MINISTRY: ISRAEL'S INSOLENT SLANDERS AGAINST OUR PRESIDENT
In the statement made by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the following expressions were included: "The Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs' vile and insolent slanders against our esteemed President are a new example of the futile efforts of Israeli officials to conceal the facts.
"OUR PRESIDENT BROUGHT ISRAEL'S POLICIES OF OPPRESSION TO THE WORLD AGENDA"
In his speech today (November 11) at the opening of the COP31 Leaders Summit, our esteemed President once again brought Israel's systematic policies of oppression to the world agenda and expressed feelings and thoughts that found a response in the common conscience of humanity.
As Turkey, we will continue to stand by all the oppressed, especially the Palestinians, who are targets of Israel's aggressive policies."
PRESIDENT ERDOĞAN: WE WANT TO SEND CONTAINERS BUT...
Meanwhile, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan also drew attention to the environmental destruction in Gaza at the opening of the COP31 Leaders Summit held in Antalya. Erdoğan said: "Not only a genocide but an environmental massacre has taken place in Gaza," and added, "Centuries-old olive trees in Gaza were cut down. We planted an olive tree today. As centuries-old trees were cut down, the soil and water were polluted. Cities were reduced to rubble. People were condemned to tents in the mud. Are these not human beings? We want to send containers to these people, but permission is not granted.
"IT IS WEAKNESS, HELPLESSNESS, HEARTLESSNESS"
Shelters were flooded. Hundreds of thousands of our Gazan brothers and sisters, children are struggling to survive in these winter conditions without parents. No one who sees and knows this picture can escape responsibility. Making a show of strength over the tragedy of Gazan children is weakness, helplessness, heartlessness. The isolation policy on Gaza must be ended. Humanitarian aid must be allowed to enter the region immediately, this cruelty must be ended. Let us say stop now."