ISTANBUL

Israel violates the Gaza ceasefire with "made-up" reasons, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday.

Palestinian group Hamas continues its patient approach to maintain the truce despite the provocations, Erdogan said in a speech during the Science Dissemination Awards ceremony in Istanbul.

International media organizations failed to report on their colleagues' deaths, "while over 270 journalists were killed in Gaza," Erdogan added.

Israel has killed nearly 70,000 people, mostly women and children, and injured over 170,000 others in attacks in Gaza since October 2023.