The Turkish Foreign Ministry has issued a statement comparing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to Adolf Hitler.

“Just as the genocidal Hitler met his end, so will the genocidal Netanyahu,” the statement said.

“Those who tried to eliminate the Palestinians will be held accountable, just like the genocidal Nazis. Humanity will stand with the Palestinians. You will not be able to eliminate the Palestinians.”

The statement comes after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said his country must be “very strong so that Israel can’t do these things to the Palestinians”. 

He added, “Just as we entered [Nagorno-]Karabakh, just as we entered Libya, we might do the same to them. There is nothing we can’t do. We must only be strong.”