Erdogan says Turkey ready to mediate between Israel, Palestine

Turkey is ready to act as a mediator to end the conflict between Israel and Palestine if the two parties make such a proposition, including hostage swaps, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday in a press conference following a cabinet meeting in Ankara.

Turkey is ready to act as a mediator to end the conflict between Israel and Palestine if the two parties make such a proposition, including hostage swaps, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday in a press conference following a cabinet meeting in Ankara. "We believe that there will be no peace in the region without an independent, sovereign Palestine," he said.

Turkey is making necessary preparations to send humanitarian aid to Gaza, he added. Erdogan urged Israel to stop bombing Palestinian lands and Palestine to stop harassing Israeli civilian settlements.