Monday, July 29, 2024

'Netanyahu will end like Hitler,' Turkish FM says after Erdogan's invasion threat

In the past, Turkey has voiced objections against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's actions during the Israel-Hamas War, but on Monday, the Turkish Foreign Ministry took a step forward and compared him to the greatest murderer, Adolf Hitler. 

"Just as Hitler, who committed genocide, met his end - so Netanyahu, who committed genocide, will meet his end," the ministry's X, formerly Twitter, account said.

"Just as the Nazis who committed genocide were held accountable, those who tried to exterminate the Palestinians will also be held accountable. Humanity will stand by the Palestinians. You - Netanyahu, you will not exterminate the Palestinians," the statement read, adding, "And just think that in September 2023, Netanyahu and Erdogan met for the first time, in what appeared to be a new chapter in relations."

Erdogan threatens Israel 

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said earlier that just as Turkey entered Azerbaijan and intervened in Libya and Karabakh, between Azerbaijan and Armenia, it can do the same in Israel. "We will invade Israel like we invaded Libya and Nagorno-Karabakh," he said. READ MORE