ANKARA (Reuters)- On Monday, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan stated that if the UN Security Council is unable to stop Israel’s attacks in Gaza and Lebanon, the General Assembly of the UN should, in accordance with a resolution adopted in 1950, advocate the use of force.
NATO member Turkiye has blasted Israel’s recent operations in Lebanon that targeted terrorists associated with Hezbollah and slammed Israel’s deadly operation against the Palestinian militant group Hamas in Gaza. Israel denies its application to join a World Court complaint alleging genocide against the country, and it has stopped all commerce with Israel.
“The UN General Assembly should rapidly implement the authority to recommend the use of force, as it did with the 1950 Uniting for Peace resolution, if the Security Council can’t show the necessary will,” Erdogan said.
According to the resolution, the UN General Assembly may intervene if conflicts prevent the five permanent veto-wielding countries of the Security Council—Britain, China, France, Russia, and the United States—from upholding global peace.
Normally, the only U.N. body with the authority to impose sanctions and authorize the use of force is the Security Council.
Erdogan expressed his regret that Muslim nations were not opposing Israel more forcefully and urged them to use economic, diplomatic, and political pressure to force Israel to agree a cease-fire.
“For the peace of everyone in our region, from Muslim to Jew to Christian, we call on the international community and Muslim world to mobilise,” Erdogan stated. Adding that if Israel’s attacks are not halted quickly, they would also target Muslim nations.
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