The leader of the Turkish opposition writes about the Gaza Strip. “The government is ineffective”
“Unfortunately, the government turned out to be ineffective and is not able to express its views loudly enough to stop the massacre and overcome various political fears,” he wrote in the post in post on X, made available from the account created during his campaign.
“Humanitarian tragedy in the Gaza Strip officially reached the level of hunger. Over half a million innocent people are struggling with hunger, and hundreds of children lose their lives,” he wrote imamogle. “While trucks with humanitarian aid are blocked on the border, responsibility for children dying of hunger and left to the pasture of diseases and poverty rests on the shoulders of the whole world” – he added.
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There is hunger in gas. The UN admits
The politician appealed to both the Turkish government and the opposition, to take firm actions in this matter. “In the name of humanity, in the name of conscience and in the name of children's right to life, you have to listen to this appeal,” he called.
Supported by the UN phase classification of integrated food safety (IPC) announced on Friday for the first time that in part of the Gaza Zone there is hunger, which in the near future may cover subsequent areas. It has been added that hunger defeat was caused artificially and requires immediate response.
Imamoglu, the main rival of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, has been in prison on the outskirts of Istanbul since March in connection with the corruption case against him. On the day he was arrested, he was announced the candidate of the largest opposition party of Turkey – the Republican People's Party (CHP) – as president in elections scheduled for 2028.
Turkish authorities regularly condemn Israel's actions in the Gaza Strip and call on the international community to stop Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu from continuing the war in this area. In August, Ankara called on the UN Security Council to accept resolutions, which “will prevent Israel to continue the Palestinian genocide and the extension of the Gaza Strip occupation.”
