Erdogan and Netanyahu trade 'genocidal' accusations over Middle East conflict

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu engaged in a fierce war of words, with both leaders trading accusations of genocide.

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Israel has become a suffering-creating factory, feeding on blood and tears.

Erdogan, whose country has been at odds with Netanyahu since the Gaza war began in late 2023, reiterated his comparison of Netanyahu to Adolf Hitler. He described Israel as a "suffering-creating factory" that feeds on "blood and tears," predicting that Netanyahu would meet the same fate as "other tyrants in history."

The Turkish president also stated that Turkey's security begins in cities like Aleppo, Damascus, and Beirut, warning that Netanyahu and his "criminal clique" also threaten Turkey. He asserted that Turkey would not tolerate faits accomplis in neighboring countries and would not stand idly by.

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He will meet the same fate as other tyrants in history.

Netanyahu's office responded by calling the "anti-Semitic dictator Erdogan" a supporter of Hamas and an imprisoner of his own opponents. The statement suggested Erdogan was the last person qualified to lecture Israel, accusing him of genocide against the Kurds.

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The anti-Semitic dictator Erdogan, who is responsible for genocide against the Kurds, supports Hamas and imprisons his opponents.

Erdogan, in turn, denounced the actions of the "Zionist genocidal network led by Netanyahu" in Gaza, warning that those who attack the region like "bloodthirsty sharks" would eventually be held accountable.

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He is the last person who can give moral lessons to Israel.