‘Gaza has become world’s largest cemetery for children, women’

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday urged the international community to stop Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, noting that “Gaza has become the world’s largest cemetery for children and women.”

In his address to the 79th UN General Assembly meeting in New York, the Turkish leader also charged the international community to stop Netanyahu as the world did generations ago with Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler.

“Israel’s attitude has once again shown that it is essential for the international community to develop a protection mechanism for Palestinian civilians,” Erdogan said.

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“Just as Hitler was stopped by the alliance of humanity 70 years ago, Netanyahu and his murder network must be stopped by the alliance of humanity.”

While reacting to the presence of the Palestinian representative at the event, Erdogan said “he deserves to be among the member states, after lengthy struggles.”

He added: “I wish this historic step to be the last stage on the way to Palestine’s membership in the United Nations. I also invite other states, that have not yet done so, to recognize the state of Palestine as soon as possible and take their place on the right side of history at this very critical period.”

The president further denounced the UN, stating that it is failing to meet its original purpose and is slowly becoming a dysfunctional, and inactive organization.

Speaking on the Israeli relentless air raids on the Gaza Strip, Erdogan said more than 41,000 Palestinians have been killed since last Oct. 7, when the bloody campaign commenced.

“As a result of Israel’s attacks, Gaza has become the world’s largest cemetery for children and women.”

“Not only children are dying in Gaza; the United Nations system is also dying, the truth is dying, the values that the West claims to defend are dying, the hopes of humanity to live in a fairer world are dying one by one,” he stressed.