NATO Member Turkey Decries Israeli Attacks on Southern Lebanon

Turkish president meets Iranian counterpart in New York to discuss steadily escalating regional crisis.
NATO Member Turkey Decries Israeli Attacks on Southern Lebanon
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrives at a NATO 75th anniversary celebratory event at the Andrew Mellon Auditorium in Washington on July 9, 2024. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images
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Ankara has condemned a recent wave of Israeli airstrikes against Hezbollah that have allegedly left hundreds dead in southern Lebanon.

“Israel’s attacks on Lebanon mark a new phase in its efforts to drag the entire region into chaos,” Turkey’s foreign ministry said in a Sept. 23 statement.