The Israel Protection Forces will present the militant group’s true colours to the world, an IDF spokesman has mentioned
Israeli officers have pushed again towards Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s speech on Wednesday by which he referred to as the Gaza-based militants “a liberation group.”
A spokesman for the Israel Protection Forces (IDF), Daniel Hagari, instructed journalists that very same day that the Israeli army will now search to show that Erdogan’s declare is fake.
“I heard what Erdogan mentioned…Hamas is worse than a terrorist group,” Hagari replied when requested concerning the Turkish chief’s feedback. “The folks chargeable for the bloodbath needed demise and horror, and it’s our responsibility to point out that to the world.”
Individually, the Israeli International Ministry’s spokesman, Lior Haiat, blasted Erdogan in an announcement revealed on Wednesday on X (previously referred to as Twitter).
“Israel wholeheartedly rejects the Turkish president’s harsh phrases concerning the terrorist group Hamas,” he mentioned, including that the “despicable” group is worse than the notorious Islamic State (IS, previously ISIS) – a infamous terrorist group identified for its brutality that managed elements of Syrian and Iraqi territory between 2013 and 2019.
“Even the Turkish president’s try to defend the terrorist group and his inciting phrases is not going to change the horrors that the entire world has seen,” the official added.
Talking in parliament earlier on Wednesday, Erdogan mentioned that Hamas was not a terrorist group however “a liberation group waging a battle to guard its lands and folks.” The Turkish chief additionally condemned the continued Israeli bombing marketing campaign towards Gaza and canceled his beforehand deliberate go to to the state.
Erdogan described the Israeli assaults on Gaza as an “intentional bloodbath” and accused West Jerusalem of benefiting from his nation’s good intentions. Based on native media stories, Türkiye additionally suspended its vitality initiatives with Israel.
Israel’s bombing marketing campaign towards Gaza, which was launched in response to a shock assault by Hamas, which killed greater than 1,400 Israelis, has already claimed the lives of greater than 5,000 folks, in line with the UN.
Ankara’s stance has additionally provoked indignant reactions among the many American Jews. The leaders of some American Jewish organizations denounced Erdogan over canceling his go to to Israel and claiming Hamas was not a terrorist group.
William Daroff, the CEO of the Convention of Presidents of Main American Jewish Organizations, branded the Turkish chief a “charlatan” in a chat with the Jewish Insider, including that Erdogan “is way more all for selling the homicide of Jews than he’s in being a person of peace who’s all for participating in a constructive method within the Center East.”
Abe Foxman, a former longtime nationwide director of the Anti-Defamation League, instructed the media he was “unhappy to see the previous, hateful Erdogan floor once more.” Foxman, who met the Turkish president final month in New York, additionally mentioned he talked to him concerning the then-upcoming go to to Israel “in a tone of deep friendship and celebration.” The Jewish chief then claimed that Erdogan was guided by a “cynical” self-interest.
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