New Delhi, Nov. 13 -- Erdogan was speaking at the U.N. climate summit, known as COP31, in Antalya, Turkey.

"What has taken place in Gaza is not only a genocide, but it is also an ecocide," Erdogan said to applause by world leaders and other climate envoys.

A U.N.-backed panel of independent experts concluded last year that Israel had committed genocide in Gaza. Israel vehemently denies the allegations and has accused the panel of antisemitism.

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