November 29, 2023
Erdogan tells UN Israel must face global courts for crimes in Gaza
ANCHOR: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan told United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday that Israel must be held accountable in international courts for war crimes it committed in Gaza, the Turkish presidency said. Israel has launched an air and ground offensive against Hamas militants in Gaza in which more than 15,000 people have been killed, according to Gaza health authorities. The offensive began after Hamas rampaged through southern Israel on October 7, killing around 1,200 people and taking 240 hostages. In a phone call ahead of a UN Security Council meeting on Gaza scheduled for Wednesday, Erdogan and Guterres discussed


