Istanbul, 29 July 2024 (dpa/MIA) - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Sunday has threatened Israel with military intervention, citing previous actions in Nagorno-Karabakh and Libya.

"Just like we entered Karabakh, just like we entered Libya, we might do similar to them," Erdoğan said at an event of his ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) in Rize on the Black Sea, referring to Israel.

Erdoğan was referring to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, where he supported Azerbaijan with drones and other military support.

Ankara is also backing the internationally recognized government of Libya with military equipment and personnel.

In his speech, Erdoğan praised the progress made in the Turkish defence industry.

"There is nothing we cannot do. We just have to be strong," he said.

Since the beginning of the war in Gaza in October, relations between Israel and Turkey have deteriorated drastically.

Erdoğan has described the Palestinian Islamist Hamas group as a "liberation organization" and has compared Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to Adolf Hitler.

In mid-July, Erdoğan said that he will not approve any future cooperation between the NATO military alliance and Israel while the war in Gaza is continuing.

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