President Ersin Tatar on Monday condemned the Israeli Foreign Minister Yisrael Katz’s remarks about Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

“I strongly condemn derogatory remarks made by Israeli Foreign Minister Katz targeting the President of the Republic of Türkiye, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan,” TRNC President Ersin Tatar said after speaking with his Turkish counterpart over the phone.

Tatar underlined that it was unacceptable for officials from the genocidal Israel state, which has been systematically and deliberately killing civilians of all ages and genders since last October, to go beyond their authority and attack President Erdoğan.

He highlighted that Erdoğan has always stood by the oppressed and made every sacrifice for the triumph of humanity.

Tatar also urged the global community to halt Israel’s “genocidal activities” against innocent Palestinian people.

More than 39,360 Palestinians have since been killed, mostly women and children, and over 90,900 injured, according to local health authorities.

Over nine months into the Israeli war, vast tracts of Gaza lie in ruins amid a crippling blockade of food, clean water, and medicine.

Israel stands accused of genocide at the International Court of Justice, whose latest ruling ordered Tel Aviv to immediately halt its military operation in the southern city of Rafah, where over a million Palestinians had sought refuge from the war before it was invaded on May 6.