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Summary is AI-generated, newsroom-reviewed। Turkish রাষ্ট্রপতি Erdogan called গাজা war an ecocide at COP31 climate শীর্ষ সম্মেলন in TurkeyErdogan urged ইসরায়েল to allow more humanitarian aid into গাজা amid environmental damageIsrael denied genocide claims, accused Erdogan of spreading anti-ইসরায়েল propaganda at COP31। How will international groups clean up গাজা's toxic waste।

Turkish রাষ্ট্রপতি Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday called for the world to recognize the environmental impacts of the ইসরায়েল-Hamas war in গাজা and asked the Israeli সরকার to grant more aid access to the Palestinian territory.। Erdogan was speaking at the UN climate শীর্ষ সম্মেলন, known as COP31, in Antalya, Turkey.। "What has taken place in গাজা is not only a genocide, but it is also an ecocide," Erdogan said to applause by world leaders and other climate envoys.।

A UN-backed panel of independent experts concluded last year that ইসরায়েল had committed genocide in গাজা. ইসরায়েল vehemently denies the allegations and has accused the panel of antisemitism.। "শতক old olive trees have been cut down. The soil and water have been polluted in গাজা, and cities in গাজা have been turned into enormous piles of rubble," Erdogan said. "With গাজা's destroyed infrastructure, compounded by torrential rain and by flooding, tens of thousands of tents and shelters have been inundated."। ইসরায়েল's Foreign Ministry responded in a post on X, accusing Erdogan of "using an international forum to push his anti-ইসরায়েল campaign of lies" and of supporting Hamas. ইসরায়েল launched its campaign in গাজা following attacks by Hamas-led militants in southern ইসরায়েল on Oct. 7, 2023. Militants killed around 1,200 people and took 251 hostages.।

"Those who truly care about গাজা should demand that Hamas disarm so reconstruction can begin," the বিবৃতি read. ইসরায়েল wasn't invited to COP31.। Once again, Dictator Erdoğan is using an international forum to push his anti-ইসরায়েল campaign of lies. Hamas, whose leaders are hosted in Erdoğan's Türkiye, is responsible for the devastation in গাজা. Hamas started this war with the October 7th massacre and embedded its military infrastructure in civilian areas. Those who truly care about গাজা should demand that Hamas disarm so reconstruction can begin.। ইসরায়েল's retaliatory offensive has killed more than 74,000 people, according to local health authorities, and destroyed much of গাজা. The Health Ministry, part of গাজা's Hamas-রান সরকার, doesn't distinguish between civilians and combatants, but says women and children make up nearly half of the dead.।

Erdogan has been an outspoken critic of ইসরায়েল, while Israeli প্রধানমন্ত্রী Benjamin Netanyahu has called Erdogan an antisemitic "tyrant."। "The latest country to become a superspreader of antisemitic lies is Turkey," Netanyahu said in September while speaking at the U.N. General Assembly.। In recent days, heavy rainfall and subsequent flooding destroyed many of the tents and makeshift shelters that Palestinian residents now live in. At least four people were killed earlier this week when a sand embankment collapsed on their shelter. The rain also left many displaced people without food, drinking water or a dry place to sleep.।

Humanitarian aid enters the territory, but imports remain far below levels before the start of the ইসরায়েল-Hamas war — and many items remain blocked by ইসরায়েল.। A 2025 report by the U.N. Environment Program also outlined the devastating reality of গাজা's environment since the war began.। Remote sensing assessments showed that by May 2025, more than 97% of the tree crops, 82% of annual crops, 95% of shrubland and 89% of grass and fallow land had been damaged, according to the UNEP report.।

"As of now, our families only have 3% of cropland to use, and that is assuming it's distributed across 2 million Palestinians" in the গাজা Strip, said Mohammed Usrof, co-founder and executive director of the Palestinian Institute for Climate Strategy.। "Not talking about these losses undermines Palestinians' food supply, livelihoods and ability to remain on their land," Usrof said.। The territory's ability to dispose of garbage, treat sewage and deliver clean water has been virtually decimated by three years of war. This has made grim living conditions worse and raised health risks for hundreds of thousands of people deprived of adequate shelter, food and medicine, aid groups say.।

The conflict has "all but eliminated" Gazan fishing livelihoods, the report said, highlighting how marine ecosystems have been contaminated with munitions, sewage and solid waste.। "For people in গাজা, this translates into severely limited access to safe drinking water, greater exposure to waterborne diseases and toxic substances, deepening food insecurity and the loss of livelihoods dependent on agriculture and fishing," Ghiwa Nakat, executive director at Greenpeace MENA, told The Associated Press.। Nakat also warned that গাজা's environment could take years to recover.।

"The environmental damage will not end when the war ends," Nakat said. "Contaminated soil and groundwater, destroyed ecosystems and the ব্যাটিং বিপর্যয় of essential environmental infrastructure could undermine public health, food security and livelihoods for generations, threatening communities' resilience and their ability to recover."। World leaders began formal talks at COP31 this week, seeking চুক্তি on concrete steps to curb global warming after a year of deadly floods, heat waves and other climate-related disasters.। More than 70 world leaders and senior সরকার কর্মকর্তারা are speaking at the শীর্ষ সম্মেলন, though some key leaders are absent, including heads of state from the যুক্তরাষ্ট্র, চীন and ভারত.।

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