ANKARA ( WNAM MONITORING ): Türkiye condemns Israel’s expanded ground operations in Gaza, calling for an immediate end to the attacks and the urgent delivery of humanitarian aid, the Turkish Foreign Ministry said Sunday.
“At a time when negotiations are ongoing, Israel’s widening of its attacks in Gaza weakens all efforts to establish peace and stability,” the ministry said in a written statement.
It added that this escalation “once again demonstrates that Israel has no intention of achieving a lasting peace.”
Ankara reiterated its call for “an immediate ceasefire, the cessation of operations in various parts of Gaza, and the unimpeded entry of humanitarian aid.”
It also urged the international community to take “effective and determined steps against Israel” in line with their legal and humanitarian obligations.
“Establishing regional peace and security requires the international community to act without delay,” the ministry stressed.
The Israeli army announced that it had launched ground assaults in Gaza aimed at expanding and making the occupation permanent as part of a new offensive plan approved by the security cabinet on May 4.
The Israeli army has pursued a brutal offensive against Gaza since October 2023, killing more than 53,000 Palestinians, most of them women and children.
