Türkiye Urges Regional Countries to Take United Stance Against ‘Israel’s Barbaric War’

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan (AFP)
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan (AFP)
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Türkiye Urges Regional Countries to Take United Stance Against ‘Israel’s Barbaric War’

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan (AFP)
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan (AFP)

Türkiye on Monday stressed that it cannot remain silent to the collective targeting of Gaza under the pretext of destroying the Hamas movement, calling on regional countries to take a united stance against Israel's barbarity.
Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said his country was engaged in busy diplomatic efforts to end the massacres and de-escalate tensions after Israel’s continued attacks against civilians in the Gaza Strip.
At a briefing at the Planning and Budget Committee, Fidan said it is significant that regional countries collectively reacted to Israel.
“We never accept attacks targeting civilians and since the crisis began, we made it clear that the civilians should be absolutely protected. We cannot remain silent to collective targeting of hospitals, schools and mosques in the name of eradicating Hamas,” the Turkish top diplomat said.
Türkiye has sent 11 planeloads of humanitarian aid to Egypt to be delivered to Gaza, said Fidan, adding that a large ship with field hospitals, medical equipment, medicines, and other aid materials has also reached Egypt.
“We have also facilitated the evacuation of 27 patients and 12 attendants from Gaza, and have brought them to Ankara. Additionally, 61 patients and 49 attendants were transferred to Egypt,” he added.
Last Sunday, a group of 87 people, consisting of Turks, Turkish Cypriots and their relatives, arrived in Egypt from Gaza on Sunday and was set to fly to Istanbul late on Monday, the Foreign Ministry said.
In a related development, Turkish Parliament Speaker Numan Kurtulmus condemned the fact that UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres was denied entry to the Gaza Strip through the Rafah crossing.
Speaking at the first session of the 9th Meeting of Parliament Speakers of MIKTA held in Indonesia, Kurtulmus said, “If oppression against Palestinians cannot be ended ... if this war spreads to neighboring countries, I am afraid that it will ignite a global conflict.”
He therefore underscored the necessity of establishing a new world system characterized by fairness and justice.
The Speaker also stated that the international community has to work with the code of “urgent action” to end the humanitarian sufferings in Gaza.



Official: Iraqi Oil Minister Stable after Surgery in US

FILE PHOTO: Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister for Energy Affairs and Minister of Oil, Hayan Abdul Ghani Al-Swad, attends a signing ceremony of the Gas Growth Integrated Project (GGIP) in Baghdad, Iraq, July 10, 2023. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister for Energy Affairs and Minister of Oil, Hayan Abdul Ghani Al-Swad, attends a signing ceremony of the Gas Growth Integrated Project (GGIP) in Baghdad, Iraq, July 10, 2023. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani/File Photo
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Official: Iraqi Oil Minister Stable after Surgery in US

FILE PHOTO: Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister for Energy Affairs and Minister of Oil, Hayan Abdul Ghani Al-Swad, attends a signing ceremony of the Gas Growth Integrated Project (GGIP) in Baghdad, Iraq, July 10, 2023. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister for Energy Affairs and Minister of Oil, Hayan Abdul Ghani Al-Swad, attends a signing ceremony of the Gas Growth Integrated Project (GGIP) in Baghdad, Iraq, July 10, 2023. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani/File Photo

Iraqi oil minister Hayan Abdel-Ghani is in stable condition after receiving emergency heart surgery during an official visit to the United States, an oil ministry official who is part of the Iraqi delegation said on Saturday.

Abdel-Ghani arrived in the US earlier this week on a trip aimed at courting US companies to invest in Iraq’s energy sector.

The oil ministry official told Reuters he fell ill and was rushed to hospital during the trip and underwent heart catheterization surgery.

"He’s out from the operating theater and is in a stable condition," the official said.

Abdel-Ghani and other oil ministry officials could not immediately be reached for comment.