{"id":32238,"date":"2023-12-06T18:04:07","date_gmt":"2023-12-06T18:04:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/turkey-rejects-buffer-zone-plan-for-gaza-erdogan-says-the-express-tribune\/"},"modified":"2023-12-06T18:04:07","modified_gmt":"2023-12-06T18:04:07","slug":"turkey-rejects-buffer-zone-plan-for-gaza-erdogan-says-the-express-tribune","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/turkey-rejects-buffer-zone-plan-for-gaza-erdogan-says-the-express-tribune\/","title":{"rendered":"Turkey rejects ‘buffer zone’ plan for Gaza, Erdogan says | The Express Tribune"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Turkey rejects plans to establish a post-war buffer zone in Gaza because it would be disrespectful to Palestinians, President Tayyip Erdogan was quoted as saying on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

Reuters<\/em> reported last week that Israel had conveyed plans for the buffer zone to several Arab states and Turkey.<\/p>\n

Speaking to reporters on a flight from Doha, Erdogan said Gaza’s governance and future after the war would be decided by Palestinians alone.<\/p>\n

“I consider even the debating of this (buffer-zone) plan as disrespectful to my Palestinian siblings. For us, this is not a plan that can be debated, considered, or discussed,” Erdogan’s office quoted him as saying.<\/p>\n

Calling for Israel to hand back territories it occupies and end settlements in those territories, he said: “Israel must remove the terrorists – which it markets to the world as settlers – from those houses and those lands, and think about how it can build a peaceful future with Palestinians.”<\/p>\n

Read also:\u00a0Israel tells Arab states it wants buffer zone in post-war Gaza<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Ankara has sharply criticised Israel’s military campaign in Gaza, supports a two-state solution to the Israel-Palestinian conflict and hosts some members of the Palestinian militant group Hamas. Unlike most of its NATO allies and some Arab states, it does not view Hamas as a terrorist group.<\/p>\n

Erdogan said Israel had become “the West’s spoiled child”, and blamed Western support for Israel for the situation in the region.<\/p>\n

Asked about reports that Israeli officials want to hunt down Hamas members in other countries, Erdogan said carrying out such a operation in Turkey would have “very serious” consequences.<\/p>\n

“In the event they carry out such a mistake, they should know that they will pay the price for this very, very heavily,” he said.<\/p>\n

Erdogan said Turkey and Qatar wanted to rebuild Gaza and that Turkey was ready to act as a guarantor or host a peace conference.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n