Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said, "The ongoing genocide in Gaza for a year is a common disgrace to humanity, while the immoral and illegal attacks on the West Bank and Lebanon have been added to it."

This came in a speech he delivered on Thursday during the opening session of the European Political Group Summit held in the Hungarian capital, Budapest.

Erdogan stressed the need for "supporters of the Israeli aggression to realise unconditionally that they have become partners in the crimes committed."