Recep Tayyip Erdogan has once again reserved his most virulent criticism for Benjamin Netanyahu. The Turkish president on Tuesday criticized the Israeli prime minister for being “the main person” to blame for Iran’s attack on Israel.
“The main person responsible for the tension that gripped our hearts on the evening of April 13 is Netanyahu and his bloodthirsty administration,” said the Turkish head of state during a televised speech.
Netanyahu ‘should be condemned’ before Iran
“Israel’s targeting of the Iranian embassy in Damascus in violation of international law and the Vienna Convention was the straw that broke the camel’s back,” said the Turkish president.
“Those who remained silent for months about Israel’s aggressive stance immediately began to condemn the Iranian response. However, it is Netanyahu himself who should be condemned first,” he added.
Since the start of the war in Gaza, Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been one of the most virulent critics of Israel, which he has described as a “terrorist state”. Turkey also called on Sunday to “end the escalation” in the Middle East, saying it feared a “regional war” after the unprecedented direct Iranian attack which was “thwarted” according to the Israeli army.