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ISTANBUL, TÜRKİYE - MARCH 09:��Türkiye has dispatched some 40,000 tons of humanitarian assistance to the Gaza Strip through 19 aircraft and seven civilian aid vessels so far, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced on Saturday.Erdogan also stated that these aids include food, water, hygiene, medical, and shelter supplies, along with 53 ambulances, 1551 generators, 8 field hospitals, and 3,000 tents.Another vessel belonging to the Turkish Red Crescent, carrying 3,000 tons of aid and dispatched a day earlier, is expected to reach Egypt's Al-Arish port on Sunday, Erdogan told the general assembly meeting of the Istanbul-based Knowledge Dissemination Foundation.“We will increase the amount of aid throughout the (Muslim holy) month of Ramadan,” he added.Erdogan also said they had leveraged their “improving ties with Egyptian officials to provide assistance to Gaza.’’The Turkish president stressed that the developments in Gaza since Oct. 7 have gone beyond what can be tolerated, saying Türkiye's dedication to ensuring that those “mass murderers,” already judged by humanity's conscience, are held responsible under international law.He also expressed regret over the failure of the Islamic world, with a population of approximately 2 billion, to fulfill its duty of true “brotherhood to the Palestinian people.”Erdogan likened Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his administration to the “Nazis of our time, alongside Hitler, Mussolini, and Stalin,” due to the “humanitarian crimes they committed in Gaza.”He noted that Türkiye stands as the country wholeheartedly supporting the Palestinian cause, with both its government and people.The president reiterated that Hamas is not classified as a terror group, adding that his country stands firmly in support of Hamas. (Footage by Cemaleddin Turan/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)