Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu responded to remarks by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who claimed that "Israel threatens humanity" and that "its strikes in Syria and Lebanon threaten Turkey." "The antisemitic dictator Erdogan, who commits genocide against the Kurds, supports the terrorist organization Hamas, oppresses his own people and imprisons political rivals, is the last person who can preach morality to the State of Israel," Netanyahu said. According to him, "The State of Israel and the IDF, the most moral army in the world, will continue to act forcefully against Iran and its proxies that threaten the Middle East and the entire world."