Turkey's president calls the war in Gaza an 'ecocide' at the U.N. climate summit

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday called for the world to recognize the environmental impacts of the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza and asked the Israeli government to grant more aid access to the Palestinian territory.

Turkey's president calls the war in Gaza an 'ecocide' at the U.N. climate summit

TL;DR

  • Erdogan called for global recognition of the environmental impacts of the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza.
  • He urged the Israeli government to grant more aid access to Gaza.
  • The Turkish president referred to the conflict as an 'ecocide'.