00:00A fierce new warning from Ankara.
00:03Turkish President Rey Tayyip Erdogan is turning up the pressure on Benjamin Netanyahu,
00:08accusing Israel of escalating what he described as illegal actions across Gaza, the West Bank, and Jerusalem.
00:17Standing alongside Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Ankara, Erdogan delivered a blunt message.
00:24Turkey will continue fighting for the Palestinian cause, and it will not back down over Jerusalem's holy sites.
00:33Erdogan said Ankara remains committed to the creation of a Palestinian state based on a two-state solution,
00:40but his strongest criticism was aimed directly at Netanyahu's government.
00:45Erdogan accused the Israeli government of continuing what he called occupation,
00:51forced displacement, and policies aimed at taking Palestinian land.
00:56He claimed that nearly 3,800 Palestinians had been displaced during 2026 alone
01:03because of settler violence, demolitions, and evictions, citing United Nations data.
01:09He also said nearly 100 Palestinians had been killed.
01:14For Ankara, these figures are evidence of what Erdogan described as a systematic campaign
01:21that is intensifying rather than slowing down.
01:24And with tensions already running high across the region,
01:28Turkey's president warned that the consequences could extend far beyond the current battlefield.
01:34Erdogan's criticism did not stop at Gaza.
01:37He specifically pointed to the West Bank and Jerusalem,
01:41accusing Israel of policies that threaten the prospects for a future Palestinian state.
01:48Turkey says the only sustainable solution is political.
01:52Erdogan argued that Palestinians must ultimately be able to govern their own land,
01:57while also welcoming the prospect of Palestinian legislative in presidential elections.
02:03He said elections could help strengthen Palestinian unity
02:07and advance reconciliation among rival Palestinian factions.
02:11But the biggest flashpoint remains Jerusalem.
02:15During the meeting with Mahmoud Abbas,
02:17Erdogan placed particular emphasis on Al-Aqsa Mosque and the Ibrahimi Mosque in Hebron.
02:23He accused Israel of violations and provocations at Palestinian holy sites
02:29and warned strongly against any attempt to change the existing status quo at Al-Aqsa.
02:35For Turkey, the issue is deeply significant.
02:38Al-Aqsa is one of Islam's holiest sites,
02:42and any perceived change to its status can trigger tensions far beyond Jerusalem.
02:48Erdogan said Turkey would oppose what he described as attempts to alter the status quo
02:53and would continue standing with the Palestinian cause.
02:57The message from Ankara is becoming increasingly direct.
03:01Erdogan has repeatedly condemned Israel's military campaign,
03:05and his position Turkey is one of the strongest international supporters of the Palestinian cause.
03:12Now, with Mahmoud Abbas beside him,
03:14he is signaling that Turkey intends to remain politically engaged in efforts to establish a Palestinian state.
03:21That also puts Ankara on a collision course with Netanyahu's government.
03:27Erdogan described Netanyahu's government in extremely harsh terms
03:32and accused it of continuing policies that, in Turkey's view,
03:36undermine peace and Palestinian self-determination.
03:39The Turkish president's language leaves little room for ambiguity.
03:44At the heart of Erdogan's position is the two-state solution.
03:48Turkey wants an independent Palestinian state established alongside Israel
03:54with Palestinian political institutions strengthened
03:57and territorial issues resolved through diplomacy.
04:01But Erdogan's remarks suggest Ankara believes developments on the ground are moving in the opposite direction.
04:08Settler expansion, demolitions, displacement, and disputes over holy sites
04:14are, according to Turkey, making the creation of a viable Palestinian state increasingly difficult.
04:20And that is why Erdogan says Turkey will continue to push the Palestinian issue internationally.
04:27The confrontation over Palestine is therefore entering another tense phase.
04:33Erdogan is not simply criticizing Netanyahu.
04:36He is presenting Turkey as a long-term political backer of Palestinian statehood
04:42and warning that Jerusalem and its holy sites remain red lines.
04:47Standing beside Mahmoud Abbas, Erdogan ended with a forceful pledge.
04:52Turkey, he said, would continue the struggle with determination.
04:56For Netanyahu's government, the message from Ankara is unmistakable.
05:01Turkey intends to keep the pressure on.
05:04And, as tensions over Gaza, the West Bank, and Jerusalem continue to mount,
05:10Erdogan's confrontation with Israel shows no sign of fading.
05:24It's a long-term political backer.
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