ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday called for increased international pressure on Israel to ensure more humanitarian aid is allowed into Gaza, and said Ankara will increase its support during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
"We all know very well that as long as attacks on Gaza and the siege continues, the amount of aid is not enough.
Of course, pressure needs to be put on Israel for this," he added, referring to Egypt's border crossing with Gaza.
Last week, Turkey's Kizilay (Red Crescent) sent its biggest aid shipment yet to Gaza, dispatching a ship carrying some 3,000 tons of food, medicine and equipment.
Netanyahu said on Tuesday that Israel would press forward with its military campaign into Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip.
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Tayyip Erdogan, Israel, Erdogan, Benjamin Netanyahu, Turkey's Kizilay, Netanyahu, Susan Fenton
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ANKARA, Israel, Gaza, Ankara, Ramadan, Turkey, Egypt, Western, Rafah