“May Allah, for the sake of his name ‘Al-Qahhar,’ destroy and devastate Zionist Israel,” the Islamist Turkish president continued. “And may we all, witnessing what is happening there [in the Gaza Strip], stay united, strong and resilient as brothers; may Allah keep our unity everlasting.”

l-Qahhar is one of the names of God in Islam and is often translated from Arabic as “The Conqueror,” “The Vanquisher,” or “The Subduer.”

In separate English-language remarks posted to Ankara’s official social media channels earlier on Sunday, Erdoğan wrote that “particularly the genocide taking place in Gaza is constantly reaching a more alarming dimension, with scenes that will tear out the heart of anyone who has even a little piece of conscience, morality and reason.

As Türkiye, we take a clear stance against this atrocity and work to heal the wounds of our brothers and sisters through our aid,” Erdoğan wrote in the statement, adding: “The upcoming period will Inshallah [‘God willing’] lead to an awakening on this issue all across the world.”

Responding to Erdoğan on Sunday evening, Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar said that “the dictator has revealed his anti-Semitic face. “Erdoğan is dangerous to the region, as well as to his own people, as is being proven in these very days,” Jerusalem’s top diplomat wrote on X. He added, “Let’s hope that the countries of the NATO alliance will understand this—and preferably sooner rather than later.”