Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday praised Donald Trump's "efforts and leadership" to end the war in Gaza, after the American leader secured Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's support for a US-sponsored peace proposal.
Following talks between Trump and Netanyahu in Washington, the White House released a 20-point plan that would see an immediate ceasefire, an exchange of hostages held by Hamas for Palestinian prisoners held by Israel, an organized Israeli withdrawal from Gaza, the disarmament of Hamas, and a transitional government led by an international body.
But it was not clear whether Hamas would accept the deal.
"I commend the efforts and leadership of US President Donald Trump aimed at stopping the bloodshed in Gaza and achieving a ceasefire," said Erdogan, who met with Trump at the White House for the first time in six years last week, foreign media wrote, according to the Telegraph.
Turkey will continue to contribute to this process "with the aim of establishing a just and lasting peace acceptable to all parties," he added in X.
Recall that Turkey has been one of the most vocal critics of Israel's two-year-old attack on Gaza, which it calls "genocide."
It has banned all trade with Israel, demanded international action against Netanyahu and his government, and made repeated calls for a two-state solution.
A source from the Turkish Foreign Ministry said late Monday that Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan had discussed Trump's proposal - via phone call - with his counterparts from Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Jordan. /Telegraph/
