On September 22, when Turkish President Erdogan spoke at the United Nations high-level meeting on the question of Palestine, his microphone was suddenly turned off due to "technical procedures", and a speculation of "deliberate interruption" quickly fermented.

Anadolu, a Turkish news agency, quoted the headquarters of the President¡¯s office as saying that the speech was ¡°finished¡± due to time constraints, that there were no cases where speech was banned or interrupted during the speech, and that the Indonesian president also underwent a ¡°shutdown¡± procedure.

Erdogan said in his speech that Israel¡¯s goal was to make the establishment of a Palestinian state impossible and to force the Palestinians out as far as possible.

He praised the recent multi-national move to recognize the State of Palestine, calling it ¡°an extremely important and historic step.¡±

Erdogan called on countries that have shown the courage to recognize the Palestinian State to take resolute, concrete and deterrent measures, and strongly called for "an immediate ceasefire to ensure unimpeded humanitarian aid access to Gaza, while demanding Israel's withdrawal from Gaza."

However, just as he emphasized these demands, the microphone suddenly shut down, causing its end part not to be fully communicated.

The media said on the Internet that Macron interrupted Erdogan¡¯s speech.

When Erdogan took office, he greeted Macron at the chairman's desk, the latter also regarded as a blasphemous response.

Turkey¡¯s telecommunications agency explained that it was an ¡°automated operation of the technical process¡± and not a human intervention.

The head of state and government spoke for five minutes and the other speakers for three minutes, Erdogan was treated equally with other heads of state, with the same time limit of five minutes.

Erdogan's speech was sometimes interrupted by applause, and at the end of the fifth minute, the system shut down the microphone as scheduled, and the president soon completed the speech.

Video screenshot of Erdogan's speech

The high-level international conference on the peaceful settlement of the Palestinian question and the implementation of the ¡°two-state plan¡± was held on the first day of the 80th High-level Week of the United Nations General Assembly, jointly chaired by France and Saudi Arabia, with the participation of multinational leaders, with the aim of seeking consensus to promote the implementation of the ¡°two-state plan¡± and ultimately the peaceful coexistence of Israel with an independent Palestinian state.

On the 21st, Britain, Canada, Australia, and Portugal issued separate statements announcing the recognition of the Palestinian State.The Arab League and other agencies have welcomed this, believing that these countries recognize the Palestinian State's practice is "historic" and helps to peacefully resolve the conflict in Pakistan on the basis of the "two-state plan".

During the meeting, France, Belgium, Monaco, Luxembourg, Malta and Andorra also announced their recognition of the Palestinian state. French President Macron said that the Palestinian-Israeli conflict has lasted for many years, causing countless casualties, and the international community has an unshirkable responsibility for this. "Every life is a life, and we have the responsibility to protect each other."

Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu issued a statement on 21 December accusing the state of recognition that the Palestinian state is providing rewards for ¡°terrorism¡± and declaring that there will be no Palestinian state in the West Bank.

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According to reports from "Russia Today" (RT) and Turkey's Anadolu News Agency, Turkish President Erdogan condemned Israel's aggression against Gaza and continued attacks on Iran on the 18th, and criticized Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu for carrying out genocide. In terms of genocide, it is even worse than German Nazi leader Hitler during World War II. Israel accused Erdogan of making "inflammatory remarks".

According to reports, Erdogan¡¯s remarks at a meeting of the ruling Justice and Development Party Parliamentary League, led by him, and the most shocking photographs and videos of the Second World War, compared to the scenery we saw in Gaza, are shady,¡± Erdogan said, ¡°Netanyahu has long surpassed tyranny Hitler in genocide crimes.

Erdogan stressed that Iran¡¯s response to the Israeli attacks was ¡°self-defense¡±, ¡°completely natural, legal and legitimate¡±. Speaking of regional stability, he said Turkey was highly alert and we are closely monitoring Israeli terrorist attacks on Iran.

Erdogan said Turkey was "doing its utmost" to stop Israel's "inhuman aggression" against Gaza, Syria, Lebanon, Yemen and neighboring Iran, and was prepared to respond to "all possible negative developments and situations" until our country can be assured the government is fully committed to safeguarding Turkey's national interests, peace, unity and security.

In response, Israeli Foreign Minister Sal said on social media on Tuesday that Erdogan made "instigatory remarks" and that "this Turk, who considers himself to be the Sudan (note: the name of the supreme ruler of the Ottoman Empire), once again made instigatory remarks, continuing to incite anti-Israel and Israeli prime ministers."

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After Israel raided Iran on the 13th of this month, Iran retaliated. The two countries launched military strikes against each other for several days, and the situation in the Middle East heated up sharply. According to a report by Bloomberg News on the 17th, out of concerns about the Iraq-Israel conflict, Erdogan has ordered an increase in the production of medium and long-range missiles "to a level with a certain deterrent effect."

Erdogan warned at the end of the 16th Cabinet meeting that the Middle East is facing ¡°the increasing threat of Israeli aggression¡± and that ¡°every step taken in our region without taking into account the reality will trigger further disasters in the future.¡±

According to Israeli military and emergency relief organizations, about 30 ballistic missiles were fired at Israel in the morning to launch a new row of missile attacks, wounding dozens in the southern and central regions. According to Iran's Maher news agency, Israel launched an attack on the area near Iran's Hondab heavy water reactor facility. According to officials, the facility had previously been evacuated and there was no risk of radiation.

On the 19th, Israel also accused Iran of hitting an Israeli hospital with a missile launched that day. Netanyahu warned that Israel would respond strongly. Iran denied the relevant reports and argued that after Israel's defeat on the military battlefield, the country's media today began to try to win global sympathy by showing pictures such as the damage to hospitals and residential areas caused by Iran's attack.