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Türkiye describes Israeli hostage rescue mission as ‘barbaric attack’

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Turkey has condemned the Israeli operation to free its hostages in the Gaza Strip as a “barbaric attack” and accused Israel of war crimes.

“With this latest barbaric attack, Israel has added a new one to the list of war crimes it has committed in Gaza,” the Foreign Ministry in Ankara said on Sunday, without mentioning the hostage release.

On Saturday, the Israeli military released four people abducted from Israel during the October 7 massacres. They were found in central Gaza after eight months of captivity.

According to reports, the rescue operation was accompanied by heavy air strikes and artillery fire. Television images showed numerous casualties and an overburdened hospital.

The Hamas media office said that 210 Palestinians were killed and around 400 injured in Nuseirat, one of the locations where the operation took place. The information could not initially be independently verified.

The Israeli army said it was checking the reports. Israeli army spokesman Daniel Hagari said there were fewer than 100 casualties.

The Hamas-controlled health authority and medical sources in the Gaza Strip previously spoke of 55 deaths.

A Palestinian carries his injured little girl at the Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Hospital after simultaneous Israeli attacks on the Nuseirat, al-Bureij and al-Maghazi refugee camps. Israeli special forces rescued four hostages from the Nuseirat refugee district in central Gaza on Saturday in broad daylight after they had been held captive for 246 days, the army said. Omar Naaman/dpaA Palestinian carries his injured little girl at the Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Hospital after simultaneous Israeli attacks on the Nuseirat, al-Bureij and al-Maghazi refugee camps. Israeli special forces rescued four hostages from the Nuseirat refugee district in central Gaza on Saturday in broad daylight after they had been held captive for 246 days, the army said. Omar Naaman/dpa

Palestinians bring an injured man to the Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Hospital after Israel simultaneously attacked the Nuseirat, al-Bureij and al-Maghazi refugee camps. Israeli special forces freed four hostages from the Nuseirat refugee district in central Gaza on Saturday in broad daylight after they had been held captive for 246 days, the army said. Omar Naaman/dpaPalestinians bring an injured man to the Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Hospital after Israel simultaneously attacked the Nuseirat, al-Bureij and al-Maghazi refugee camps. Israeli special forces freed four hostages from the Nuseirat refugee district in central Gaza on Saturday in broad daylight after they had been held captive for 246 days, the army said. Omar Naaman/dpa

Injured Palestinians receive medical treatment at the Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Hospital after Israel simultaneously attacked the Nuseirat, al-Bureij and al-Maghazi refugee camps. Israeli special forces freed four hostages from the Nuseirat refugee district in central Gaza on Saturday in broad daylight after they had been held captive for 246 days, the army said. Omar Naaman/dpaInjured Palestinians receive medical treatment at the Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Hospital after Israel simultaneously attacked the Nuseirat, al-Bureij and al-Maghazi refugee camps. Israeli special forces freed four hostages from the Nuseirat refugee district in central Gaza on Saturday in broad daylight after they had been held captive for 246 days, the army said. Omar Naaman/dpa

The body of a Palestinian girl killed in simultaneous Israeli attacks on the Nuseirat, al-Bureij and al-Maghazi refugee camps has arrived at the Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Hospital in Deir al-Balah. Israeli special forces rescued four hostages from the Nuseirat refugee district in central Gaza on Saturday in broad daylight after they had been held captive for 246 days, the army said. Omar Naaman/dpaThe body of a Palestinian girl killed in simultaneous Israeli attacks on the Nuseirat, al-Bureij and al-Maghazi refugee camps has arrived at the Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Hospital in Deir al-Balah. Israeli special forces rescued four hostages from the Nuseirat refugee district in central Gaza on Saturday in broad daylight after they had been held captive for 246 days, the army said. Omar Naaman/dpa

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