Erdogan warns Israel dragging world into 'disaster', urges end of 'banditry'

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has warned that Israel is seeking to drag the world into "disaster" after strikes on Iran and has urged the international community to stop what he called Israel's "banditry".

"The international community must put an end to Israeli banditry that targets global and regional stability," said Erdogan.

Erdogan accused Israel of carrying "its strategy of drowning our region, especially Gaza, in blood, tears and instability to a very dangerous stage" with its wave of attacks on Iran.

"Israel's attacks on our neighbor Iran are a clear provocation that disregards international law," he said. 

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government "is trying to drag our region and the entire world into disaster with its reckless, aggressive and lawless actions," he added. 

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