Turkey is preparing to send the 9th humanitarian aid ship to relief the residents of Gaza, as it will depart tomorrow, Tuesday, from the port of Mersin in the south of the country.

The humanitarian aid ship that the Turkish Red Crescent will send includes 3,774 tons of food, flour, supplies for children and infants, and sleeping bags.

The ship is scheduled to depart from the port of Mersin tomorrow, Tuesday, with an official ceremony, and will arrive at the Egyptian port of Al-Arish after a journey lasting approximately 40 hours.

The aid will be delivered to the Palestinian Red Crescent after being transported from the port of Al-Arish to the Rafah crossing via trucks, to then be delivered to the residents of Gaza.

To date, Turkey has sent, through the Red Crescent and the Turkish Disaster and Emergency Management Administration (AFAD), 39,607 tons of humanitarian aid to the residents of Gaza on board 13 planes and 8 ships.

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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Friday that his country will not stop until the Palestinians gain their freedom and establish their independent state.

This came during a speech during his participation in a mass gathering of supporters of the “Public Alliance” consisting of the Justice and Development Party and the Nationalist Movement in the Sancaktepe region of Istanbul.

Erdogan stressed that Turkey is making intensified efforts to increase pressure on Israel after the UN Security Council ceasefire resolution in the Gaza Strip.

He added: “We will not stop until the Palestinians gain their freedom, regain their occupied lands, and establish their independent state with East Jerusalem as its capital.”

He pointed out that yesterday, Thursday, Turkey sent an eighth aid ship to Egypt, carrying 125,000 food parcels with a load of 3,000 tons to deliver them to the Gaza Strip.

He pointed out that the unjust government of Israel, which does not recognize the law or sacred things, has been brutally killing brothers in Gaza for nearly 6 months.

President Erdogan pointed out that Turkey has so far sent, via ships and aircraft, more than 40,000 tons of aid to the region.

He stressed that Turkey is doing what is necessary to hold the perpetrators of genocide against children, women, infants and the elderly in Gaza accountable before the law.

He stressed that Turkey, with all its institutions, stands with Palestine, adding: “We are doing everything in our power, what we are able, and what our capabilities allow, and we will continue to do so.”

Erdogan explained that he, Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, the head of the Intelligence Service, Ibrahim Kalin, the Emergency and Disaster Agency (AFAD), the Red Crescent, endowments, associations, and donors are working and struggling for Palestine and Gaza.

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The Turkish Federation of Trade Unions, (HAK-İŞ), announced the arrival of aid provided by the union to the Gaza Strip, which is being subjected to a devastating Israeli war.

Union President Mahmoud Arslan pointed out in a statement on Sunday that the (HAK-İŞ) Union was not content with just condemning what happened, and launched a campaign to deliver aid to the people of Gaza who suffer from hunger and are deprived of medicine and various types of humanitarian aid.

He pointed out that in the first phase, they delivered aid worth 5 million liras (about 156 thousand dollars) to the Turkish Red Crescent on December 25, 2023, in order to deliver it to the needy in the Palestinian territories of Gaza and the West Bank.​​​​​​

He pointed out that the aid packages, which included food supplies and hygiene supplies, arrived at the port of Al-Arish in Egypt and were delivered to the Palestinian Red Crescent through the Rafah crossing.

He expressed their happiness at delivering aid to those in need, especially women and children, noting that they had prepared the second batch of aid.

He explained that 1,500 additional food baskets will be sent to the region to be delivered to Gaza during the month of Ramadan.

Since October 7, Israel has been waging a devastating war on the Gaza Strip, leaving tens of thousands of victims, most of them children and women, massive destruction of infrastructure and a humanitarian catastrophe, which led to Israel being brought before the International Court of Justice on charges of committing “genocide.”

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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said, “Israel has completely lost its state mentality and is behaving like an organization,” expressing his belief in the necessity of stopping it as soon as possible.

Erdogan’s statement came in a speech he addressed to the Turkish people following a meeting of his government in the presidential complex in the capital, Ankara, on Tuesday evening.

Erdogan explained, “The Israeli administration has been committing crimes against humanity in front of the eyes of the whole world for 25 days, with unconditional support from Europe and America.”

He added, “The Western world, led by European countries, once again failed the test of humanity in the Gaza Strip. The European Union was unable to come out and call for a ceasefire, let alone condemn Israel.”

He continued: “Those who today stand by and watch the death of thousands of children in Gaza, their speech will have no value in any issue tomorrow.”

He added: “To date, 8,500 Palestinians, most of them infants, children, and women, have been martyred as a result of direct Israeli attacks against civilians.”

Erdogan confirmed that his country is continuing its discussions to “hold the perpetrators of war crimes accountable” in Gaza before the law.

He continued: “We see the necessity of establishing a new security mechanism with the cooperation of regional parties, and we are ready to bear responsibility if such a step is taken.”

Regarding the targeting of the Turkish-Palestinian Friendship Hospital in Gaza, Erdogan said: “This important health institution that treats cancer patients is the latest victim of Israeli barbarism.”

On Monday, the Ministry of Health in Gaza announced that the third and final floor of the Turkish-Palestinian Friendship Hospital was bombed by Israeli aircraft, a day after it bombed its surroundings, causing severe damage.

The hospital’s general director, Sobhi Skaik, also announced on Tuesday that the Israeli army “re-targeted the only Turkish-Palestinian Friendship Hospital for cancer patients in the Gaza Strip for the second time and caused severe damage to it, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza.”

Erdogan added: “Humanity and the world will not gain anything good from those claiming to defend human rights who do not raise their voices against Israeli massacres.”

He pointed out that the residents of the Gaza Strip have been subjected to “great cruelty and brutality” since October 7th.

He continued: “After Al-Ahly Hospital, the (Turkish-Palestinian) Friendship Hospital, which we donated to our brothers in Gaza, was targeted by Israeli forces yesterday.”

He added: “Knowing that in war, hospitals are not harmed, ambulances carrying patients are not targeted, and the health infrastructure is not destroyed in any country or city. This is the biggest difference between organizations and countries.”

He added: “This attack alone (targeting hospitals) is sufficient to prove that Israel does not recognize any human rights, laws, or values.”

Erdogan explained that Israel destroyed a large part of the buildings in Gaza, and that the residents of the Strip, who were cut off from electricity, water, fuel and food 3 weeks ago, “are being exterminated due to hunger on the one hand and violent bombardment on the other hand.”

Erdogan pointed out that “countries that claim to be the cradle of democracy and human rights openly support this massacre.”

He added: “In Turkey, we continue the humanitarian, just and honorable position that we have taken from day one, and we confirm at every opportunity that we do not accept measures against civilians.”

He continued: “We say that security will not be achieved by shedding more blood, killing more children, striking more hospitals, schools, mosques, churches, and popular markets, and raining more bombs on Gaza.”

Erdogan stressed that “stopping the massacre, which has entered its 25th day, is the highest priority,” adding: “Therefore, a ceasefire must first be reached, and then the path leading to lasting peace must be opened.”

Erdogan expressed his belief that an international Palestinian-Israeli peace conference held with the participation of all concerned parties is “the best platform and means to achieve lasting peace.”

He added: “We believe that it will be an appropriate platform. We believe that it is necessary to establish a new security mechanism in cooperation with actors in the region.”

He added: “If such a step is taken, we in Turkey are ready to bear responsibility. Our goal is to pull our region out of this spiral into which it has been drawn.”

Regarding the humanitarian aid provided to Gaza, Erdogan said: “In coordination with the Egyptian authorities, we have shipped 10 planes full of relief materials to Al-Arish Airport so far.”

He added: “The total amount of aid sent by our country, some of which reached our brothers in Gaza, amounted to 213 tons. As more humanitarian aid trucks are allowed to enter Gaza through the Rafah Gate, we will increase our aid.”

Erdogan continued: “We also sent 54 people, including medical personnel, employees of AFAD (Turkish Disaster and Emergency Management), the Red Crescent, and journalists to the region.”

The Turkish President pointed out the importance of the international community putting pressure on the Israeli administration to keep the Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt open.

He touched on the economic situation in his country, saying: “We will continue to strengthen the strength of our economy, and work to overcome all the difficulties facing us.”

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The Turkish Red Crescent Organization announced the continuation of its provision of humanitarian aid to the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.

The Red Crescent’s statement on Monday stressed its work to secure the increasing needs of civilians in coordination with its cadres inside Gaza.

It pointed out that access to Gaza from outside the Strip is not possible at the present time, and her crews are working to distribute humanitarian aid inside Gaza.

The statement explained that the organization is seeking to deliver aid from outside the Gaza Strip.

It also seeks to establish a safe humanitarian corridor for the delivery of aid, and if this is achieved, it will cooperate with local civil society organizations to provide relief to those in need.

For the tenth day, Israeli aircraft intensified their bombing of Gaza, targeting residential buildings and facilities, as well as cutting off water, electricity, food and other basic facilities, in conjunction with increasing the pace of raids on West Bank cities and camps, resulting in the killing of 2,808 and the injury of 10,950 Palestinians, according to official data.

The residents of the Gaza Strip suffer from extremely deteriorating living conditions. As a result of an ongoing Israeli siege since Hamas won the Palestinian legislative elections in 2006.

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The first Turkish plane carrying humanitarian aid directed to the residents of the Gaza Strip, which has been subjected to intense Israeli aircraft and artillery bombardment for 7 days, landed in Egypt on Friday.

Through its account on the “X” platform, the Turkish Red Crescent Society said that the plane carried humanitarian aid for Gaza, which was secured with the support of Turkish citizens.

The aid shipped by a military plane will be delivered to civilians in Gaza in cooperation between the Turkish Ministry of Defense and the Turkish Disaster and Emergency Management (AFAD).

On Thursday, Egypt called for “the necessity of providing urgent and safe access for humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip.”

The Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement: “Egypt calls for the necessity of providing urgent and safe access for humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip.”

It also called on all countries and regional and international organizations wishing to provide humanitarian and relief aid to the Palestinian people in Gaza to “deliver that aid to Al-Arish International Airport” (northeast).

At dawn on Saturday, Hamas and other Palestinian factions in Gaza launched Operation “Al-Aqsa Flood” in response to “the continuing attacks by Israeli forces and settlers against the Palestinian people, their property and sanctities, especially Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem.”

On the other hand, the Israeli army launched Operation Iron Swords and continues to launch intensive raids on many areas in the Gaza Strip, which is inhabited by more than two million Palestinians who suffer from deteriorating living conditions as a result of an ongoing Israeli siege since 2006.

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The head of the Turkish Red Crescent, Fatma Yilmaz, called for opening a corridor to bring humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip, which has been under Israeli bombing for 6 days.

This came in a press statement in the capital, Ankara, on Thursday, in which she explained that Gaza is witnessing great pain.

She said: “The materials there are about to run out. Opening a humanitarian aid corridor, including the Egyptian Rafah crossing, and our ability to deliver aid there is extremely important, and I call on the whole world to provide support.”

She indicated that humanitarian relief workers were also targeted, and that 4 members of the Palestinian Red Crescent were killed as a result of the bombing.

Yilmaz called on the parties to comply with international law and the law of war.

Earlier today, the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs clarified that “the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip is open for business and has not been closed at any stage since the beginning of the current crisis.”

At dawn on Saturday, Hamas and other Palestinian factions in Gaza launched Operation “Al-Aqsa Flood” in response to “the continuing attacks by Israeli forces and settlers against the Palestinian people, their property and sanctities, especially Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem.”

On the other hand, the Israeli army launched Operation Iron Swords and continues to launch intensive raids on many areas in the Gaza Strip, which is inhabited by more than two million Palestinians who suffer from deteriorating living conditions as a result of an ongoing Israeli siege since 2006.

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Alper Küçük, Director General of International Affairs and Immigration Services of the Turkish Red Crescent, said that his foundation delivered humanitarian aid to more than 30 million people in need last year.

In a statement Thursday on the sidelines of his visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina, Küçük said that the Turkish Red Crescent has representative offices in 18 countries around the world.

He added that the various activities of the Red Crescent take place annually in 50 countries around the world.

He continued, saying: “We distribute the humanitarian aid that we collect from donors and from our citizens to the needy all over the world, and in the past world only, we delivered humanitarian aid to more than 30 million needy people.”

He stressed that Turkey is one of the countries that bestows humanitarian aid to the needy, although its economic capabilities are not the best among the countries of the world.

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The Turkish Red Crescent Society announced the launch of a relief campaign to meet the needs of those affected by the earthquake disaster in the south of the country during the month of Ramadan, which begins on Thursday.

The association said in a statement published on Wednesday that it will continue to meet the food needs of those affected by the earthquake, in addition to psychological and social services.

The statement indicated that the nutrition group in the disaster area is preparing to distribute food to about 1.6 million people living in the 11 states affected by the earthquake.

It stated that the association plans to deliver cash and in-kind assistance to the affected people residing in the affected states and those who have moved to other states.

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The Turkish Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) announced that 6,445 people have been rescued from the rubble as a result of the earthquake that struck the south of the country at dawn on Monday.

In a statement, Orhan Tatar, General Director of Earthquake Risk Reduction in the Disaster and Emergency Management Authority, said that the number of people rescued from under the rubble reached 6,445 people.

Tatar explained that 1,511 heavy equipment and 216 vehicles have been allocated for search and rescue operations.

He indicated that the Turkish Red Crescent had sent 82 meal-serving vehicles, 21 mobile kitchens, a mobile oven, 156 vehicles, and a team of 975 personnel to the area.

An earthquake struck Turkey and Syria at dawn on Monday, measuring 7.7 on the Richter scale, followed by another at noon with a magnitude of 7.6, leaving huge losses in lives and property in both countries.

The earthquake in Turkey claimed the lives of 1,762 people and injured 12,068 others, according to (AFAD), in an indefinite toll.

In Syria, it killed 1,073 people and injured nearly 3,000 others, according to the Syrian Ministry of Health and the “White Helmets” civil defense organization (non-governmental).

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