Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday that a more sensitive phase has begun in the region, adding that Israel is opposing even the smallest prospect of peace.
“We know that Israel cannot tolerate even the slightest possibility of peace,” Erdogan said, addressing his Justice and Development (AK) Party group at the Turkish parliament.
Speaking about recent developments in the region, Erdogan said that statements made by Israeli politicians over the past 10 days suggested that “rather than a state guided by reason, what we are facing is a group of radicals that has lost control.”
“The situation is so grave that everyone is accusing one another of killing fewer people and shedding less blood,” he said.
Erdogan said that some groups in Israel did not want weapons to fall silent in the region and were attempting to undermine a recent agreement reached through extensive diplomatic efforts.
He called Israel a “massacre network that made terror and occupation state policy,” saying it has done everything to undermine the “hard-won consensus” reached through the efforts of all parties over the past 10 days.
He added that those responsible would continue such efforts until they achieved their objectives.
“If peace comes to our region, it will come despite Israel. If there is tranquility in our region, it will be despite Israel’s provocations,” Erdogan said.
