Erdogan calls Israel ‘terrorist state’

Ankara: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday called Israel a “terrorist state.”

“Israel is terrorizing Gaza. Israel is a terrorist state,” Erdogan told Turkish lawmakers.

The president also said that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu possesses nuclear weapons but his end “is near.”

Netanyahu needs to appear before the International Criminal Court in The Hague for committing genocide in the Gaza Strip, Erdogan added.