Erdogan says Israel slaughtered Hezbollah’s chief Nasrallah
President Erdogan speaks during Türkiye's premier technology and aerospace event Teknofest on its third day at Adana Airport in Adana, Turkiye, October 04, 2024. (AA Photo)
Speaking at Teknofest, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan strongly condemned Israel’s actions, asserting that Israel “slaughtered” Hezbollah’s chief Hassan Nasrallah. This statement marks Erdogan’s first public response following Nasrallah’s death in an Israeli airstrike.
Erdogan emphasized that Israel invaded Gaza under the pretext of combating Hamas and is now escalating violence in Lebanon by targeting Hezbollah.
He accused Israel of assassinating Ismail Haniyeh, the last elected prime minister of Palestine, in Tehran and declared that the regime was also responsible for Nasrallah’s killing.
After martyring Ismail Haniyeh, the last elected Prime Minister of Palestine, in Tehran, they also slaughtered Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah.
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The president criticized Israel’s blatant disregard for U.N. resolutions, saying, “They are willing to use any means necessary to spread chaos throughout the region.”
He lamented the situation as a “state of madness that takes pleasure in killing infants in their cribs.”
Gaza war spreads to Lebanon
In retaliation for the killings of Haniyeh and Nasrallah, as well as the ongoing massacres in Gaza and Lebanon, Iran launched dozens of missiles at Israel last Tuesday evening. This attack caused injuries, property damage, and prompted the closure of Israel’s airspace as millions sought shelter in bunkers.
Israel’s airstrike on Beirut’s southern suburbs on Sept. 27 killed Nasrallah, while Haniyeh was killed during a strike on his residence in Tehran in late July.
Iran cited Article 51 of the U.N. Charter, which affirms the right of member states to use force in self-defense against armed attacks, as the legal basis for its retaliatory strike.
In response, Israeli military and political leaders vowed significant military retaliation, with some officials advocating strikes on Iran’s nuclear and oil facilities. Iran has warned that it would launch a “broad and comprehensive” attack on Israel’s infrastructure if provoked further.
