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He accused Israel of behaving like a "war criminal" and accused it of trying to "eradicate" Palestinians.

He continued: "Of course, every country has the right to defend itself. But where is the justice in this case? There is no justice - just a vicious massacre happening in Gaza."

It follows posts from the Turkish leader earlier on Saturday on X, formerly known as Twitter, in which he said the latest escalation had targeted "innocent civilians" and worsened Gaza's humanitarian crisis, adding: "Israel must immediately stop this madness and end its attacks".

Moments after President Erdogan finished his remarks at the rally, Israel's Foreign Minister Mr Cohen said on X: "Given the grave statements coming from Turkey, I have ordered the return of diplomatic representatives there in order to conduct a re-evaluation of the relations between Israel and Turkey."

 

Israeli Prime Minister Mr Netanyahu later said: "Don't accuse us of war crimes. If you think that you can accuse our soldiers of war crimes that is hypocrisy. We are the most moral army in the world."