On camera: Turkey’s Erdogan & Germany’s Merz clash over Gaza war, Hamas & Israel; ‘can’t you see…’

Turkish President Erdogan publicly chastises Germany for what he calls its “ignorance” of Israel’s military actions and “genocide” in Gaza, emphasizing that while Israel wields nuclear and advanced weapons, Hamas is unarmed; at a tense Ankara press conference, German Chancellor Merz affirms Germany’s support for Israel’s right to self-defense after the October 7 attacks but hopes for a permanent peace without Hamas and welcomes a US-brokered ceasefire with possible Turkish involvement in future peacekeeping.