Istanbul: Turkey President Tayyip Erdogan has given a message to Islamic countries to unite. Erdogan has made this appeal in view of the growing influence of Israel. He said that if we have to stop Israel, then we will have to unite.

An alliance of Islamic countries must be formed

The Turkish President further said that an alliance should be formed against the 'growing threat of Israel's expansionism', to which the Israeli Foreign Minister reacted strongly.

Chaos after murder of Turkish woman

In fact, all this uproar started when it was alleged that Israeli soldiers killed a Turkish-American woman on Friday who was participating in a protest against the expansion of settlements in the occupied West Bank.

Israeli arrogance now poses a threat to everyone

Erdogan said at an Islamic Schools Association event near Istanbul,

Statement by Israeli Foreign Minister

On the other hand, Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz said in a statement that Erdogan's remarks were a dangerous lie and provocation and that the Turkiye leader has been working with Iran for years to undermine moderate Arab regimes in the region. 

Talks with Egypt on Gaza war

Erdogan hosted Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in Ankara this week and they discussed the Gaza war and ways to further improve their long-standing good relations, the first such visit by a president in 12 years.

Relations between them began to improve in 2020 when Turkmenistan launched diplomatic efforts to ease tensions with regional rivals, including the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia.