ANKARA: Turkiye President Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday urged an immediate ceasefire between Israeli and Palestinian forces and said Muslim countries must act together for lasting peace, calling on world powers to pressure Israel to halt attacks.

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In a speech to his party’s lawmakers in parliament, Erdogan said the Rafah border gate must be kept open for humanitarian aid and that prisoner exchanges should be concluded urgently.