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Istanbul — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said his state had imposed a waste and acquisition prohibition connected Israel because it could nary longer "stand by and watch" nan violence successful Gaza. Turkey announced Thursday that it had suspended each imports and exports to Israel complete its subject actions successful nan warfare against Gaza's Hamas rulers.
Ankara said Friday that nan prohibition would stay successful spot until a imperishable cease-fire is achieved and nan Israeli authorities allows each humanitarian assistance to scope Gaza without hindrance.
"Up to now, Israel has killed 40,000 to 45,000 Palestinians without mercy. As Muslims, we could not guidelines by and watch," Erdogan told reporters pursuing accepted Friday prayers successful Istanbul, suggesting a decease toll moreover higher than wellness officials successful nan Hamas-run Palestinian territory person reported since nan warfare location collapsed out. It was sparked by Hamas' Oct. 7 violent onslaught connected Israel, which near astir 1,200 group dormant and saw immoderate 240 others taken hostage by nan militants.
Gaza's Health Ministry said Friday that 26 much group were killed by Israeli strikes complete nan past 24 hours, bringing nan wide Palestinian decease toll from nan Israel-Hamas warfare to astatine slightest 34,622. The ministry successful Gaza — a densely populated Palestinian territory tally for almost 2 decades by Hamas, does not separate betwixt civilian and combatant casualties successful its tallies, but has agelong said women and children dress up a mostly of those killed.
Israel's subject says it has killed 13,000 Palestinian militants pinch its war, but it has not provided grounds to backmost up nan claim. The Israel Defense Forces and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu person insisted many times that each imaginable measures are taken to forestall civilian deaths, and they impeach Hamas of utilizing civilians arsenic quality shields, but nan U.N. said this week that nan level of demolition of civilian lodging successful Gaza had not been seen since nan 2nd World War.
The Turkish leader had faced aggravated unit to halt waste and acquisition pinch Israel amid nan spiraling civilian decease toll successful Gaza and his statement mislaid immoderate votes successful section elections successful March to a mini Islamist statement that had been captious of Turkey's continued commercialized relations pinch nan Jewish state.
"We had a waste and acquisition measurement that had reached $9.5 cardinal betwixt us," Ergodan said Friday astir Israel, "but we closed nan doorway arsenic though this waste and acquisition measurement did not exist."
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks to nan property aft attending Friday prayers astatine nan Cilehane Mosque successful Istanbul, Turkey, May 3, 2024.
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Erdogan again held nan United States and different Western nations responsible for deaths successful nan Israel-Hamas war.
"The full West, and particularly America, are moving for Israel by mobilizing each resources and unluckily nan mediocre group of Palestine were sentenced to decease done Israel's bombings," he said.
U.N. says Rafah violative would mean "imminent consequence of death" for thousands
The United Nations humanitarian assistance agency said Friday, meanwhile, that hundreds of thousands of group would beryllium "at imminent consequence of death" if Israel carries retired a subject battle successful nan confederate Gaza metropolis of Rafah arsenic it has vowed to do.
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Jens Laerke, spokesperson for nan U.N. Office for nan Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, said Rafah had go a important hub for distribution of humanitarian assistance into and astir Gaza since Israel launched its battle connected Hamas.
Sitting correct connected Gaza's confederate separator pinch Egypt, Rafah is pivotal for food, water, health, sanitation, hygiene and different captious support to group crossed nan Palestinian territory, including hundreds of thousands of Gazans who fled to Rafah to flight fighting elsewhere.
Palestinians, including children, cod belongings from nan rubble of destroyed homes aft Israeli attacks connected nan building belonging to nan Shaheen family, arsenic Israeli attacks continue, May 3, 2024, successful Rafah, Gaza.
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Laerke told reporters astatine a regular U.N. briefing successful Geneva that nan displaced masses successful nan metropolis "would beryllium astatine imminent consequence of decease if location is an assault."
World Health Organization officials said they person been preparing contingency plans for a imaginable battle successful Rafah. They noted, meanwhile, that much nutrient has been reaching beleaguered Palestinians successful caller weeks, but nan threat of famine remains.
Dr. Rik Peeperkorn, nan WHO typical for occupied Palestinian areas, said by videoconference that nan threat of famine had "absolutely not" declined. Dr. Ahmed Dahir, nan caput of WHO's agency successful Gaza, said nan nutrient business was fragile, and "the consequence of famine has not passed."
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