Turkey's Foreign Ministry called on the international community to block Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s proposed military takeover of Gaza City, accusing Israel of attempting to forcibly displace Palestinians and render the territory “uninhabitable.”
For years, Turkey has positioned itself as a defender of the Palestinian cause, all while offering open political and logistical support to Hamas © Mena Today
Turkey's Foreign Ministry called on the international community to block Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s proposed military takeover of Gaza City, accusing Israel of attempting to forcibly displace Palestinians and render the territory “uninhabitable.”
But coming from Ankara, this moral posturing is steeped in hypocrisy.
For years, Turkey has positioned itself as a defender of the Palestinian cause, all while offering open political and logistical support to Hamas — a U.S. and EU-designated terrorist organization responsible for countless civilian deaths.
Senior Hamas operatives are known to live freely in Istanbul and Ankara, under the protection of Turkish intelligence services. Turkish soil has become a safe haven for a group whose charter explicitly calls for the destruction of Israel.
This isn’t diplomacy — it’s complicity.
A Regional Actor Fueling Instability
Turkey’s ambitions in the region are clear: expand influence through ideological alliances, even if it means supporting extremist groups.
The same Turkey now condemning Israel’s military actions was a central actor in undermining the Assad regime in Syria, helping install Islamist factions in territories along its border.
While Ankara accuses Israel of displacement, it conveniently forgets its own military incursions in northern Syria, which forced tens of thousands of civilians — including Kurds and Arabs — from their homes. The double standard is glaring.
Rather than fueling instability by protecting extremists and stoking anti-Israel sentiment, Turkey would do well to return to a policy of strategic balance and regional responsibility.
By embracing hardline rhetoric and legitimizing terror actors, Ankara is not helping Palestinians — it’s deepening their suffering.
If Turkey truly cares about peace and human dignity, it should stop providing a platform for Hamas, respect international law, and engage in honest diplomacy that serves regional stability — not political theatrics.
Turkey's foreign minister will travel to Egypt on Saturday for talks with senior officials on Israel's plan to take control of Gaza City and on the humanitarian situation there, a Turkish Foreign Ministry source said on Friday.
The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, on Friday condemned Israel’s newly approved plan for a full-scale military takeover of Gaza City, warning it would lead to more “deaths and suffering” and must be halted “immediately.”
Israel's political-security cabinet approved a plan early on Friday to take control of Gaza City, as the country expands its military operations despite intensifying criticism at home and abroad over the devastating almost two-year-old war.
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