President Erdoğan, Pope Francis, Spiritual Leader of Catholic Christians and Head of the State of Vatican City talk over phone

President Erdoğan, Pope Francis, Spiritual Leader of Catholic Christians and Head of the State of Vatican City talk over phone

The call addressed the conflict between Israel and Palestine and the increasingly-graver human rights violations in the region.

Noting that Israel’s attacks against Gaza, which have no place in any of the holy texts, have escalated to massacre, President Erdoğan said that it is disgraceful for humanity that the international community has been ignoring the developments, and that all countries must raise their voices against this humanitarian tragedy. President Erdoğan also said that lasting peace in the region, which houses the holy sites of the three Abrahamic religions, will only be possible through the establishment of an independent, sovereign and geographically integrated State of Palestine within the 1967 borders, with East al-Quds as its capital.

President Erdoğan stated that Türkiye is making great efforts to deliver humanitarian and medical aid to Gaza, and that everyone should actively support these efforts to ensure the uninterrupted delivery of aid to innocent civilians.