History will judge Netanyahu as war criminal he is: Turkish comms director

The Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu is "the last person to talk about anything related to genocide", Türkiye's Communications Director has said.

"Netanyahu has mastered skills to sell the world, his war crimes against civilians as self-defence. Even though the world fails to stop him, the history will judge him as the war criminal he is," Fahrettin Altun said on X on Wednesday.

Asserting that Netanyahu is "the last person to talk about our struggle against terrorism", Altun emphasised Türkiye has fought against the terror group PKK and its extensions for more than 40 years.

"Kurdish people in Türkiye themselves fought against the PKK that indiscriminately kills civilians and children just like Netanyahu himself," he added.

Stressing that Netanyahu is "the last person to talk about morality," Altun condemned the Israeli premier's decades old mission to drive Palestinians out of their lands.

"Now he has taken it to a new level by using the Israeli army to kill civilians in their homes, hospitals and refugee camps," he added.

The communications director reiterated Türkiye's calls for the international community to unanimously work towards an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, urging for negotiations towards lasting peace in the region.

Altun added that Ankara will "continue to do so regardless of political attacks and defamation levelled against Türkiye. We will continue to speak the truth!"

'Netanyahu’s desperate attempts'

Altun firmly addressed Netanyahu's recent accusations, emphasising that attempts to divert attention from his war crimes will not succeed.

"The world has seen what has been happening in occupied Palestine. Netanyahu’s desperate attempts to save his political career by killing civilians and expanding the war are doomed to fail,” the communications director said.

Altun continued, expressing President Erdogan's unwavering commitment to justice, stating, “Our president has called it for what it is and he will not stop fighting for justice no matter how many lies Netanyahu tells the world“.

Israel launched a massive military assault on Gaza following a cross-border attack by Hamas on October 7, killing at least 21, 110 Palestinians, mostly women and children, and injuring 55,243 others, according to local health authorities.

The onslaught has left Gaza in ruins, with 60 percent of the enclave's infrastructure damaged or destroyed and nearly 2 million people displaced amid acute shortages of food, clean water and medicines.

Around 1,200 Israelis have been killed in the Hamas attack, according to the official figures.