Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called Israel a terror state.

In a statement, he called for Israeli leaders to be tried for war crimes at the International Court of Justice.

He said that Israel's military campaign against the Palestinian armed group Hamas included most treacherous attacks in human history with unlimited support from the West.

He called for Israeli leaders to be tried for war crimes at the International Court of Justice.

He said Hamas is not a terrorist organization but a political party that won the last Palestinian legislative elections held in 2006.