TURKEY: President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s communications chief accused the Israeli government today of trying to “hide war crimes” by targeting Mr Erdogan after he seemingly threatened to invade Israel.

In televised remarks to ruling party officials on Sunday night, the president had commented on Israel’s military action in Gaza, saying: “Just like we entered Karabakh, just like we entered Libya, we might do similar to them.”

In response, Israeli Foreign Minister said that Mr Erdogan “follows in the footsteps of Saddam Hussein and threatens to attack Israel, saying: “Just let him remember what happened [in Iraq] and how it ended.”