Erdogan: I hope Trump will tell Israel to stop the war

He said a good “launching” would be cutting off Israel's supply with weapons from the US

“Trump has given promises to end the conflicts... we want him to keep these promises and to say to Israel, "Stop”," Erdogan told reporters by returning from Budapest.

A good start would be for Trump to discontinue gun support for Israel in order to stop Israeli aggression on Palestinian and Lebanese lands”, he said.

Turkey has sharply criticised Israel's military offensives at the Gaza and Lebanon Strip, as well as discontinued trade with Israel.

It has also joined a case of genocide against Israel at the International Court of Justice in The Hague.

Trump's presidency will have a major impact on the political and military balances in the Middle East, Erdogan said, adding that maintaining current American positions will deepen and enhance conflict.

Israel is fighting Hamas ʹ the group declared terrorist organisations by the US and the EU over a year ago.

The war, which has left more than 43,000 dead according to Palestinian health authorities, was sparked by a Hamas attack in Israel on October 7, 2023.

In that attack, some 1,200 people were killed by Hamas ' warriors in southern Israel and were kidnapped by more than 250 others, according to the Israelite authorities.

The conflict between Israel and Hezbollah erupted a year ago when the Iranian-backed group began throwing missiles in northern Israel in support of Hamas.

In recent months, the conflict has escalated, as Israel is constantly bombing Lebanon's south, the southern suburbs of Beirut and Beka Valley, killing many of Hezbollah's leading leaders and sending land troops across the border.

For his part, Hezbollah has thrown missiles deeper into Israel.

Hezbollah, who controls southern Lebanon, has been declared a terrorist organisation by the United States, while the European Union has put its armed arm on the blacklist, but not his political party.

Israel says its struggle in Lebanon aims to make northern Israel secure for tens of thousands of people forced to flee their homes during the past year as a result of rocket attacks by Hezbollah.

Israel's expanded operation has displaced more than 1.2 million people, according to the Lebanese government, which says more than 2,500 people have been killed and more than 10,000 injured during a year of fighting.

Hezbollah missiles have killed at least 54 people in Israel, more than half of them civilians, according to Israeli authorities. REL