Overview
- At a joint news conference in Ankara, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan accused Israel of committing genocide in Gaza and challenged Germany’s response.
- Erdogan urged Berlin to involve the German Red Cross alongside the Turkish Red Crescent to address famine and civilian suffering in the enclave.
- Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Germany supports Israel’s right to self-defence and has suspended arms exports this year, but he declined to back genocide claims.
- A US-brokered ceasefire that began on October 10 has been strained by renewed Israeli strikes after a soldier was killed in Rafah, with Gaza’s Health Ministry reporting 104 deaths in the latest attacks.
- Israel has signaled it opposes Turkish troops in any proposed international monitoring force, as Ankara and Berlin also discussed aid delivery, defence projects and economic ties.