ANKARA, Saturday, July 13, 2024 (WAFA) – Türkiye has condemned Israel's deadly attack on Palestinians in the Al-Mawasi area of Khan Younis, southern Gaza, which had been designated a "safe zone,” killing dozens of civilians, displaced persons seeking shelter from relentless Israeli attacks.

In a statement, the Turkish Foreign Ministry called the incident "a phase of the Netanyahu government's effort to annihilate the Palestinians entirely."

“The fact that Israel once again opted for bloodshed when it was expected to respond to Hamas' positive response to the cease-fire (proposal) is evidence that the Netanyahu government is trying to prevent negotiations for a permanent cease-fire,” the ministry said.

Türkiye urged countries supporting Israel to put an end to what it described as "barbarism," it said.

Earlier today, more than 70 Palestinians were killed and nearly 300 others injured in an Israeli attack targeting displaced persons' camps in the southern Gaza Strip, according to local health authorities.

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