Turkish cabinet minister’s protest against Israel’s attacks in the Gaza Strip

Mahinur Özdemir Goktas, Minister of Family and Social Services of Turkey, who is attending the 68th meeting of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women at the organization’s headquarters in New York, during the speech of May Golan, the Minister of Social Equality and Women’s Development of Israel, protesting the attacks of this organization. The country left the hall for Gaza.After the speech of the Israeli minister, he returned to the meeting hall and during his speech, referring to this issue, he said: When talking about equality, one cannot ignore the human crisis and disaster in Gaza, which originates from Israel’s attacks.He stated: While condemning the (Israeli) attacks on Gaza, Turkey emphasized the immediate establishment of a ceasefire and the uninterrupted and unhindered distribution of humanitarian aid in the region and always stands by the Palestinian people.Referring to Security Council Resolution 1325 on women and peace and security, Ozdemir said: The ongoing killing in Palestine should be at the forefront of global discussions and efforts to end it should be redoubled.