Turkish president urges Israel to end its occupation of Palestinian lands and compensate for damages

"At the core of the problem is Israel's insistence on its policy of occupation, invasion and massacre. Just like in the previous ones, we saw that Israel did not keep its promises in the latest ceasefire agreement," Erdogan said at a joint news conference with Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim during his visit to Malaysia. 
The establishment of an independent, sovereign and geographically integrated State of Palestine based on 1967 borders, with East Jerusalem as its capital is "essential," he said, stressing that Türkiye and Malaysia will continue their efforts on this issue.
Erdogan also expressed Ankara's appreciation for Malaysia’s stance on Gaza and Palestine.
On aid to Gaza, the Turkish president said he believes "we can handle this" if all ASEAN members join hands.
Erdogan also underlined that Türkiye has sent over 100 ships of in-kind aid to Palestine so far and that these efforts continue. 
For his part, Anwar said that Türkiye has shown leadership on the Gaza issue, and that no other country he has known of has done as much as Türkiye did on humanitarian aid.
He said they would mobilize the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) for the reconstruction of Gaza under Malaysia's rotating presidency.
On the Gaza ceasefire, Anwar said that Israel's “aggressive and expansionist” policies continue, and questioned chances for progress as Israel has not withdrawn from the Palestinian enclave.
A three-phase ceasefire has been in effect in Gaza since Jan. 19, pausing Israel’s assault that has killed over 48,000 people and devastated the region.
In the first phase, lasting until early March, 33 Israeli captives are set to be exchanged for Palestinian prisoners, with the sixth swap planned this week under the deal.
However, resistance group Hamas said Monday that the release of Israeli captives scheduled for Saturday was postponed until further notice due to Israeli violations of the ceasefire agreement.
In November, the International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant over war crimes in Gaza.