Erdogan calls for greater pressure on Israel and more recognition of the State of Palestine

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that the international community should put greater pressure on Israel, while calling for more countries to recognize the "State of Palestine."

Erdogan added, in his speech before the United Nations General Assembly, on Tuesday: “Today I call once again on all countries that have not yet recognized the State of Palestine to reconsider their decisions.”

Erdogan described the Gaza Strip as "the most brutal and shameful mass detention camps of our time," noting that the West Bank "is witnessing the worst periods of settlement terrorism."

Regarding the absence of Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas from the General Assembly meetings, Erdogan said that he "was unable to come to this hall for the second year in a row, and this injustice inflicted on our Palestinian brothers hurts our consciences."

Erdogan explained that the military alliance between Türkiye, Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan (the Mecca Agreement) aims to "strengthen solidarity between us and aim to find solutions to problems from within the region."

Erdogan also called for "reforming" the Security Council and abolishing the right of veto, considering that "a system in which the will of more than 190 countries depends on the mood of 5 countries cannot be considered fair or capable of fully establishing confidence."

Erdogan continued: "The Security Council must be reformed according to the principle of 'the world is greater than five,' referring to the countries that have veto power in the Security Council, which are the United States, Russia, China, Britain and France."