Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said the Gaza Strip had not only witnessed genocide, but had also been subject to widespread environmental destruction that affected trees and stones, stressing the need to end the siege and allow aid to enter.
He added during a speech at the COP 31 climate summit that "showing power at the expense of the suffering of Gaza's children is nothing but evidence of weakness and incompetence, and above all, a lack of conscience."