Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that Turkey was still considering how to potentially deploy its security forces within the framework of a planned international stabilization force in Gaza, adding that a decision would be made after these discussions, Reuters reported, quoted by BTA.
Turkey played a key role in the Gaza ceasefire talks, becoming one of the signatories to the agreement from Egypt, the agency recalls. It vowed to monitor its implementation and expressed its willingness to join the planned stabilization force.
At a news conference on Tuesday after the G20 summit in South Africa, Erdogan reiterated his view that the attacks in Gaza constituted "genocide" and that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was responsible for them. Israel rejects the accusations of genocide, Reuters notes.
Erdogan also spoke about Sudan.
He said that "Sudan brothers" wanted Turkey to be included in efforts to achieve peace in the country and the ongoing war, adding that Ankara would do everything possible to end the conflict.
The conflict in Sudan erupted in 2023 amid a power struggle between the Sudanese armed forces and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), whose recent capture of El Fasher – one of Sudan's largest cities - has raised concerns about mass killings, Reuters recalls.
Turkey supports Sudan's government and has called for an end to the war.