Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says his country is continuing efforts with all parties to end the fighting between Saudi Arabia and Yemen’s Houthi rebels, saying continued hostilities benefit nobody, 24NewsHD TV reported on Tuesday.
Speaking at the UN General Assembly, Erdogan says Ankara will maintain its diplomatic efforts to end the conflict.
"We are pursuing the leadership of Gulf countries to avoid hostility in the region."
AFP adds:
The world must immediately start the reconstruction of the devastated Gaza Strip, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said.
We must begin the reconstruction of Gaza immediately," he told the United Nations General Assembly, urging world leaders to "exert greater pressure on Israel".
Since Hamas militants launched their October 7, 2023 attack on Israel, triggering a massive response, the tiny Palestinian territory has been devastated by countless Israeli airstrikes, which by October 2025 had left 84 percent of all structures damaged or destroyed, UN figures show.
Despite a US-brokered ceasefire in October 2025, Israel has continued its airstrikes and restricted the entry of equipment that international NGOs say is needed for the territory's reconstruction, which has yet to begin.
According to a joint assessment published by the United Nations, the World Bank and the European Union in April, Gaza will require $71.4 billion in recovery and reconstruction spending over the next decade.