Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday that Israel is provoking countries in the region instead of undoing the mistakes in Gaza.

Erdogan added, through his account on the “X” platform, that “the region must be saved from the (madness) supported by Western countries and the media,” according to Reuters. He continued: “It is certain that killing children, women and civilians in Gaza, and bombing hospitals, schools, mosques and churches will not contribute to ensuring security.”

The Turkish President stressed that “the Israeli administration, at the instigation of non-regional parties, is behaving like an organization instead of retracting from its mistake and acting with a state mentality.” He called on all countries and international institutions to “sincerely support all initiatives aimed at securing a humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza as soon as possible.”

Erdogan said: “I repeat my call on the Israeli leadership not to expand the scope of its attacks on civilians, and to immediately stop its operations that amount to genocide.” He added that Ankara is working to end the fighting between Israelis and Palestinians before it reaches the “point of no return.”