President Tayyip Erdogan stated Sunday that Turkey would possibly enter Israel because it had completed prior to now in Libya and Nagorno-Karabakh, although he didn’t spell out what kind of intervention he was suggesting.
Erdogan, who has been a fierce critic of Israel’s offensive in Gaza in opposition to Hamas, began discussing that warfare throughout a speech praising his nation’s protection business.
“We have to be very robust in order that Israel cannot do these ridiculous issues to Palestine. Similar to we entered Karabakh, similar to we entered Libya, we would do much like them,” Erdogan advised a gathering of his ruling AK Get together in his hometown of Rize.
“There isn’t any cause why we can’t do that … We have to be robust in order that we will take these steps,” Erdogan added within the televised handle.
AK Get together representatives didn’t reply to calls asking for extra element on Erdogan’s feedback. Israel didn’t instantly make any remark.
The president seemed to be referring to previous actions by Turkey.
In 2020, Turkey despatched army personnel to Libya in help of the United Nations-recognized Authorities of Nationwide Accord of Libya.
Libyan Prime Minister Abdulhamid al-Dbeibah, who heads the Authorities of Nationwide Unity in Tripoli, is backed by Turkey.
Turkey has denied any direct position in Azerbaijan’s army operations in Nagorno-Karabakh however stated final yr it was utilizing “all means,” together with army coaching and modernization, to help its shut ally.