Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has again rejected a US proposal to relocate Palestinians from Gaza.
Mr Erdogan also said Israel should pay for the damage it caused to the territory, and for reconstruction to begin.
During a visit to Malaysia on Monday, the Turkish leader said: “We do not consider the proposal to exile the Palestinians from the lands they have lived in for thousands of years as something to be taken seriously.
Mr Erdogan called for reconstruction to begin (AP)
“No-one has the power to force the Palestinian people to experience a second Nakba,” he added, referring to the mass displacement of Palestinians during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war.
Mr Erdogan, who is on a four-day tour of Malaysia, Indonesia and Pakistan, highlighted the severe destruction in Gaza.
He said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government should look for funds to “compensate” for what he said was damage amounting to 100 billion dollars (£80.6 billion) “instead of looking for a place for the people of Gaza”.