Turkish Justice Minister Yilmaz Tunç called on all international and regional institutions to take action to investigate the “war crimes” and “crimes against humanity” taking place in the Gaza Strip.
This came in his speech on Sunday during the 22nd regular session of the Independent Permanent Commission for Human Rights of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, which was held in the city of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, between 26 and 30 November.
The Turkish minister pointed out that the attacks, which he described as “massacres that are rare,” also affected hospitals, schools, mosques, churches, and refugee camps.
He stressed that what is happening in Palestine “goes beyond human rights violations, and it has become necessary to evaluate them within the United Nations Convention to prevent and punish the crime of genocide.”
Tunç also criticized the silence of European leaders regarding what is happening in Gaza.
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He stressed that “Turkey, under the leadership of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, is speaking out loudest against this injustice, crimes and illegal actions” taking place in Gaza.
Minister Tunç also reiterated Turkey’s readiness to “take charge of the guarantor mechanism” that may be established following a permanent ceasefire in Gaza.
On November 24, a humanitarian truce between Israel and the Palestinian factions entered into force at 07:00 local time (05:00 GMT) and will last for 4 days, subject to extension.
The agreement includes the exchange of prisoners and the introduction of humanitarian, relief, medical and fuel aid to all areas of the Strip, which is inhabited by about 2.3 million Palestinians.
For 48 days until November 23, the Israeli army launched a devastating war on Gaza that left 14,854 Palestinians dead, including 6,150 children and more than 4,000 women, in addition to more than 36,000 wounded, including more than 75 percent children and women, according to the office. Government media in Gaza.
While the Hamas movement killed 1,200 Israelis, wounded 5,431, and captured about 239, it began exchanging them with Israel, which has more than 7,000 Palestinian prisoners in its prisons.
