Erdoğan targeted for standing up to Netanyahu's genocide: AK Part spox

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan faces relentless targeting from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his government because of his firm opposition to what Turkey describes as Israel's "genocide" and "massacres" in Gaza, according to Ömer Çelik, spokesman for Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Party).

Çelik, also a deputy chair of the AK Party, responded to a statement from the Israeli Prime Minister's Office that targeted Erdoğan. He asserted on social media that the Israeli Prime Minister's Office had employed expressions about Erdoğan that were more fitting for Netanyahu himself. "The reason the Netanyahu network targets our president day and night is that our president, on behalf of humanity, maintains an uncompromising stance against all the massacres and lies of this genocide and massacre network," Çelik stated.

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The reason the Netanyahu network targets our president day and night is that our president, on behalf of humanity, maintains an uncompromising stance against all the massacres and lies of this genocide and massacre network.

He sharply criticized Netanyahu's tenure, claiming that "genocide, massacres, lies, killings and crimes against humanity" have become the Israeli prime minister's "identity card." Turkey has positioned itself as one of the most vocal critics of Israel's ongoing war in Gaza. President Erdoğan has repeatedly condemned Netanyahu's government for the killing of Palestinians and has called for international accountability.

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genocide, massacres, lies, killings and crimes against humanity have become the Israeli prime minister's "identity card."