NATO Member Turkey Decries Israeli Attacks on Southern Lebanon

Turkish president meets Iranian counterpart in New York to discuss steadily escalating regional crisis.

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

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.