In the post shared on his social media account, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan stated that the Extraordinary Meeting of the Executive Committee of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) held in Jeddah concretely demonstrated the determination of the Islamic world in the face of Israel's increasing oppression, its solidarity with the Palestinian people and its support for the Palestinian cause.
In his post, President Erdoğan evaluated the meeting in Jeddah, the attacks on Gaza and the steps taken by Türkiye to resolve the crisis with its assistance.
"I appreciate the Extraordinary Meeting of the Executive Committee of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation held in Jeddah as it concretely demonstrates the determination of the Islamic world in the face of Israel's increasing oppression, its solidarity with the Palestinian people and its support for the Palestinian cause," President Erdoğan said, noting that they have exerted intense efforts since the first day to resolve the crisis that began on October 7 and has the potential to extend throughout the entire region.
President Erdoğan continued:
"So far, we have had telephone conversations with 18 leaders at the level of heads of state and government. In cooperation with the Egyptian authorities, we have delivered three planeloads of humanitarian aid to the region. We continue to extend our helping hand to the oppressed people of Gaza, who have been living under blockade for 17 years. However, actions like deploying aircraft carriers to the region, halting supplies to the Palestinian people, and harshly punishing the people of Gaza as a whole thwarted our efforts to maintain peace. The wholly ineffective United Nations Security Council has once again failed to carry out its responsibility. Western countries, which are passionate about upholding human rights and freedoms, have done nothing more than ignite the flames. With their biased and hypocritical reporting, international media outlets have hurried to excuse the killing of people."
Pointing out that the bombing of innocent people migrating to areas called "safe zones", border gates, mosques, schools, and civilian settlements are some of the war crimes witnessed in the last 12 days, President Erdoğan said, "The massacre in Gaza has taken on a new dimension as a result of yesterday's vicious attack on the Al-Ahli Arab Hospital. I condemn the perpetrators of this attack, which constitutes a crime against humanity and nearly amounts to genocide against the people of Gaza. Those who have added fuel to the fire with their statements since October 7 are as responsible as the perpetrators of yesterday's heartbreaking massacre. May Allah have mercy on our four thousand Gazan brothers and sisters, mostly children and women, who were martyred in Israeli bombardments, and I wish a speedy recovery to the injured. As Türkiye, we will continue to work for a humanitarian ceasefire and then for the establishment of lasting stability."