NATO Member Turkey Threatens To Invade Israel, Locations Within Lebanon Struck In Response To Majdal Shams Attack
NATO Member Turkey Threatens To Invade Israel, Locations Within Lebanon Struck In Response To Majdal Shams Attack
Turkey's President also says he plans to build a naval base on Cyprus, near Israel "if necessary" and has accused Greece of wanting to do the same.
ANKARA - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has threatened to invade Israel, despite the fact that the country is a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and likely couldn't get involved without dragging the entire alliance into the conflict.
He said, "We must be very strong so that Israel can’t do these things to Palestine".
"Just as we entered Karabakh and Libya, we will do the same to Israel, we might do the same to them. There is nothing we can’t do. We must only be strong.” Erdogan continued.
Turkey To Build Cyprus Naval Base Near Israel "If Necessary"
Turkey's official news agency Anadolu reported on July 21st that Erdogan plans to build a naval base on Cyprus, near Israel "if necessary" and accused Greece of wanting to do the same, as the country has been divided and partitioned off since 1974 after Turkey invaded the north part of the country after a military coup by the Greek-backed government.
Reunification talks have stalled, and the country's dividing line, or "Green Line" is patrolled by the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus, or UNFICYP.
According to the United Nations: "The United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) was originally set up by the Security Council in 1964 to prevent further fighting between the Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot communities.
In the absence of a political settlement to the Cyprus problem, UNFICYP has remained on the island to supervise ceasefire lines, maintain a buffer zone, undertake humanitarian activities and support the good offices mission of the Secretary-General."