Ankara [Turkey], February 25: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has criticised the UN and Western countries for "just watching the humanitarian crimes" committed by Israel in Gaza, the Anadolu news agency reports.
"Neither Western powers nor the UN Security Council have made a useful effort to prevent Israeli violence," Erdogan was quoted as saying at a meeting of the Justice and Development (AK) Party in Turkey's northwestern province of Sakarya.
He decried the UN Security Council's inability to impose an immediate ceasefire after the US vetoed a draft resolution, prompting widespread criticism from rivals and allies alike.
The US veto on Tuesday was the third UNSC resolution demanding ceasefire in Gaza and came a day after Washington circulated a resolution that would support a temporary ceasefire linked to the release of all Israeli captives from the Palestinian enclave.
Source: Qatar Tribune
