Türkiye ready to take responsibility in Gaza security mechanism: Erdoğan

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said Türkiye is ready to undertake responsibility in case a regional security mechanism is established amid ongoing Israeli attacks on Gaza.

"We believe it is necessary to facilitate a new security mechanism in cooperation with regional actors. Türkiye is ready to undertake responsibility if such a step is taken," Erdoğan told reporters following a cabinet meeting in the capital Ankara on Tuesday.

Saying that Israel has been committing crimes against humanity in the past 25 days with the support of the U.S. and the European Union, Erdoğan said Türkiye is holding discussions to make sure that perpetrators behind war crimes in Gaza are held accountable before the law.

"The Western world, mainly European countries, have failed their humanity lesson once again in Gaza, he said, adding that they have completely lost their credibility.

"Those who are bystanders to the deaths of thousands of Gazan children today will have no credibility for anything they might say on any topic tomorrow," he said.