Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan speaks during a news conference in Kyiv, Ukraine, Feb. 3, 2022. Photo: Reuters/Valentyn Ogirenko/File Photo

i24 News – In his speech in Istanbul on Saturday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan compared Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the world history’s worst dictators: Adolf Hitler, Joseph Stalin and Benito Mussolini.

“Netanyahu and his administration, with their crimes against humanity in Gaza, are writing their names next to Hitler, Mussolini and Stalin, like today’s Nazis,” he said.

#BREAKING Netanyahu, his administration earns their place alongside Hitler, Mussolini, Stalin as Nazis of our time, with humanitarian crimes committed in Gaza: President Erdogan pic.twitter.com/fgQhQXLEzq

— Anadolu English (@anadoluagency) March 9, 2024

Erdogan also reiterated his support for Hamas, noting that no one could “make” Turkey “qualify Hamas as a terrorist organization,” citing criticism over Ankara’s refusal to designate the group as a terrorist movement.

“Turkey is a country that speaks openly with Hamas leaders and firmly backs them.”

BREAKING: TURKISH PRESIDENT ERDOGAN OFFICIAL STATEMENT

“Hamas is not a terrorist organization, but rather a resistance, and we stand firmly behind them and in constant contact with its leaders

Netanyahu's government continues to commit more massacres against the Palestinian… pic.twitter.com/oLzrBkeG37

— Sulaiman Ahmed (@ShaykhSulaiman) March 9, 2024

“We will continue to do what is necessary to hold Israeli officials accountable for the massacres committed in Gaza in accordance with international law,” stated Erdogan, citing the intensified dialogue between Ankara and Cairo.

Since October 7, Erdogan has been consistently making anti-Israel statements. The last time he compared Netanyahu to the Nazi Germany leader Hitler was back in December, to which Israeli Prime Minister responded that Erdogan is the last person ‘to preach morality’ to Israel.

Turkish President Erdogan calls Israeli PM Netanyahu a 'terrorist'

'A golden opportunity had been missed…to push forward Israeli-Turkish relations and to play a constructive role in this conflict-ridden region' Former Turkish diplomat @mehmetogutcu tells our @benitalevin pic.twitter.com/V2OyqYioME

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