Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan of genocide in a tweet on Wednesday. This response came after Erdogan’s public remarks, where he likened Netanyahu to Adolf Hitler and mentioned Israel’s conflict with Hamas, resulting in the deaths of thousands of Gazans.
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, during a speech at a science awards ceremony in Ankara, compared Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s role in Israel’s conflict with Hamas to that of Adolf Hitler, the infamous Nazi dictator responsible for the genocide of millions of Jewish people in the 1940s. Erdogan claimed that Israel, under Netanyahu, has killed more than 20,000 Gazans, as reported by the Hamas-run health ministry.
He also asserted that Netanyahu is wealthier than Hitler, citing the support Israel receives from the United States, its longtime ally, which has supplied the country with $320 million worth of weapons and is moving toward approving a $14.3 billion aid package. Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan
Netanyahu responded in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, that Erdogan is committing genocide against Kurdish people—a reference to Turkey’s long-running war with a Kurd militant group that has culminated in more than 40,000 deaths, many of which have been civilians, according to Reuters.
In response, Netanyahu accused Erdogan of holding “the world record for imprisoning journalists who oppose his regime.” Additionally, Netanyahu asserted that the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) is the “most moral army in the world.” This exchange of accusations highlights the tense relationship between the leaders of Israel and Turkey.