So as not to die at the same time!

Since the beginning of the war, Israel has rained 33 tons of bombs on Gaza, an area the size of a small district in Istanbul.

6,600 Palestinians have lost their lives, including 2,704 children, 1,584 women, and 364 elderly people.

In the city turned into rubble by the bombs, 2,000 souls are waiting to be rescued under the collapsed buildings.

1,800 dialysis patients must be connected to machines 3 times a day, and power outages mean death for these patients…

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Thousands of expectant mothers are deprived of a hospital to give birth to their children and of medical facilities…

I spoke with Gazan journalist Mohammed Abu Takıya on the program 'Anında Manşet' (Headline Instantly), which I prepare and present on Tele 1.

There is a lump in my throat as Mohammed speaks…

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I ask, 'Is there any safe place left in Gaza while bombs are falling like rain?'

Israel, which has hit hospitals, mosques, churches, schools, and even civilian convoys it forced to leave the city, has turned the entire city into a target.

There is not a single square meter where one can stand safely!

A bomb can fall on your head at any moment… As Mohammed relays the figures I mentioned above, he rebels against the world remaining a spectator to this genocide.

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I ask, 'How is your family?' because the war broke out while he was in Turkey for his education…

He replies, 'They have scattered to four corners of the city so as not to die together!'

His mother and siblings are living in three separate locations, cut off from one another. Due to safety concerns, they cannot go out to meet or communicate. They reach out to Mohammed via message to ask about the others' situation…

Look at the precaution they have taken to avoid being wiped out together in a rain of bombs within the same city?!

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2 million 300 thousand people are praying under Israeli bombs in the 21st century's most brutal death lottery that their turn, or the turn of their loved ones, does not come.

Mohammed says, 'We cannot even grieve for our dead because our anxiety for those who are still alive consumes our entire being'…

To be grateful for those who are alive amidst the pain of the losses…

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Hundreds of thousands of people with a conscience in Israel are also striving amidst the war drums for the resignation of the blood-stained murderer called Netanyahu.

Hamas's attack, which is no different from terrorism, is being thrown in the faces of those who want peace and those who want a ceasefire.

Hamas massacring civilians in its first attack is drowning out the voices of those 'revolting against oppression' in the opposition within Israel and in hypocritical Western countries…

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The war is dragging on, as I wrote in the first days, and it will continue to drag on…

When imperialism has had its fill of blood, those who started the war will also decide to end it!

The target is not just Gaza… Through the impact and polarization to be created with Gaza, the 'design dreams' for Syria, Iran, and even Turkey, the never-ending attacks of the Greater Middle East Project (BOP) will continue…

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What should Turkey do?

There is nothing it can do other than mobilizing diplomacy at the highest level…

It must use its persuasive power to stop the war and the conflict.

Well, does the AKP, does Erdoğan have such leverage?

It cannot be said that they do…

Turkey was not at the table during the last hostage exchange. The Arab world does not want Ankara in the region. Holding rallies in Turkey only serves to consolidate the domestic electorate…

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The problem lies with Western countries, in their backing of Israeli oppression… In them closing their consciences to the dying babies, children, and the massacre…

Turkey must strive to unlock those locks…. The deployment of Turkish troops to the field should not even be proposed!..