Turkey FM calls for meeting to contain Israel-Hamas war

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At a joint media appearance in Ankara with his Iranian counterpart, Turkey’s foreign minister called for a regional conference aimed at averting the spread of the Israel-Hamas war. "We do not want the humanitarian tragedy in Gaza to escalate into a war that will affect countries in the region," said Hakan Fidan. Iran has previously warned that armed groups it supports in the region could attack Israel in light of its war on Hamas. Israel has been pounding the Gaza Strip since Hamas gunmen stormed across the border on 7 October. Israel says 1,400 people, mostly civilians, were killed during Hamas’ attack. The Hamas-run health ministry says more than 8,700 people have been killed in Gaza, two-thirds of them women and children.

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00:00 "We do not want the humanitarian crisis in Gaza to turn into a war that will affect

00:05 the regional countries.

00:07 For this reason, we call on all actors within and outside the region to encourage permanent

00:13 and just peace.

00:15 As the actors of this region, we should not give up the solution to our regional problems

00:21 to others.

00:23 We should develop policies and succeed in putting our capacity forward.

00:28 We should create a platform where alternative views on the solution can be adopted.

00:34 We believe that the International Peace Conference will be the most suitable platform for this."

00:40 [BLANK_AUDIO]

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