According to TRTworld.com, the president added that Trkiye's concerns stretched beyond its borders, stressing solidarity with conflict-stricken Muslim nations. "We are not hopeless, and we will never be hopeless. Despite the injustices, inequities, and oppressions in our geography, we will never give in to despair," he said. Israel launched a military offensive in Gaza, resulting in the deaths of more than 63,700 Palestinians in Gaza since late 2023. The military offensive has devastated the enclave, which is facing Israeli-induced famine.
On August 8, Israel's Security Cabinet also approved a plan by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to gradually reoccupy Gaza, beginning with Gaza City. Last November, the International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former Defence Minister Yoav Gallant for war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza. Israel also faces a genocide case at the International Court of Justice for its war on the enclave.