“Hamas is not a terrorist organization,” repeated Recep Tayyip Erdogan, speaking to reporters on his return flight from Budapest, while referring to the Israeli prime minister, he characteristically declared that it is “over.”

“I have repeatedly said that Hamas is not a terrorist organization and that it is a political party. I say it again. As a political party, it fights for rightssaid the Turkish president and recalled that he brought together the leaders of Fatah and Hamas, Mahmoud Abbas and Ismail Haniyeh, in his office. “There is no way that Fatah and Hamas will not meet. “I think there are many things that we, as Turkey, have done and can do in this regard, because Fatah and Hamas must live peacefully with each other,” he added.

Especially for the Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the Turkish president claimed once again that it is “over” and everyone will see him go. However, he continued, “stepping down will not save him. We will pursue him to the fullest extent of the law to make him accountable». “All those who participated in this genocide will be held accountable for the war crimes they committed before the law,” the Turkish president said.

He accused the US of not only failing to stop Israel, but encouraging it and referring to the telephone conversation he recently had with the American president, Joe Biden, he said that he was reminded of the historic responsibility that the United States has and to which it must respond. “That responsibility is to prevent Israel from this atrocity and to stop this slaughter in Gaza. But the US has so far encouraged Israel, let alone stopped it. Encouraged and empowered by the US, Israel does not recognize either International Law or human rights,” he said.