President Tayyip Erdoğan said that Turkey might enter Israel as it had done in the past in Libya and Nagorno-Karabakh, though he did not spell out what sort of intervention he was suggesting, writes EURACTIV.

Erdoğan, who has been a fierce critic of Israel’s offensive in Gaza, started discussing that war during a speech praising his country’s defence industry.

“We must be very strong so that Israel can’t do these ridiculous things to Palestine. Just like we entered Karabakh, just like we entered Libya, we might do similar to them. There is no reason why we cannot do this … We must be strong so that we can take these steps”, - Erdoğan said.

AK Party representatives did not respond to calls asking for more detail on Erdoğan’s comments. Israel did not immediately make any comment.

The president appeared to be referring to past actions by Turkey.