Not just genocide: Erdogan says Gaza is also facing environmental catastrophe

Antalya, Nov 11 (UNI) Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday said that Gaza is facing not only the devastation of war but also a severe environmental catastrophe, with centuries-old olive trees destroyed, water sources polluted and entire cities reduced to rubble. Addressing the opening session of the Leaders' Summit of the 31st Conference of Parties (COP31) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change in Antalya, Erdoğan said the environmental destruction in Gaza had added another dimension to the humanitarian crisis. "As I emphasised in my address to the UN General Assembly, what is happening in Gaza is not…