Turkey's Erdogan Threatens Invasion of Israel Amid Escalating Gaza Conflict As regional tensions rise, Israeli officials warn that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan might meet a fate similar to Iraq's Saddam Hussein if he follows through on threats to invade Israel.

 

On Sunday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan threatened military intervention in Israel to halt the ongoing conflict in Gaza, marking a sharp increase in rhetoric from NATO's second-largest military force.

During a meeting with his Justice and Development Party (AKP), Erdoğan emphasized the need for Turkey to be strong enough to prevent Israel from taking actions against Palestine. "Just as we intervened in Karabakh and Libya, we might do something similar here," he stated, according to Reuters.

In response, Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz suggested that Erdoğan's threats might lead to a fate akin to that of Iraq's former President Saddam Hussein, who was executed in 2006. Katz posted a message on X, accompanied by an image of Erdoğan and Saddam Hussein, indicating that Erdoğan should remember how Hussein's story ended.

Fox News Digital was unable to obtain immediate comments from the U.S. State Department, the Turkish Embassy in Washington, D.C., or NATO regarding efforts to de-escalate tensions between Turkey and Israel.

Erdoğan’s comments come as Israel faces mounting aggression from Iran-backed groups, including Hamas, Houthi, and Hezbollah. Although Erdoğan did not specify what military actions Turkey might undertake, he reiterated his criticism of the Gaza conflict and called for Turkey to be strong enough to act.

The Turkish leader seemed to draw parallels with Turkey's past military actions, such as its involvement in Libya in 2020 and its support for Azerbaijan in Nagorno-Karabakh, despite Ankara’s denial of direct involvement in the latter's conflict.