Turkey on Tuesday accused Israel of aiming to occupy Lebanon with its ground offensive. "The UN Security Council must uphold international law and take the necessary measures against this attack that aims the occupation [sic] of Lebanon,

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday that the United Nations General Assembly should recommend the use of force, in line with a resolution it passed in 1950, if the U.N. Security Council fails to stop Israel's attacks in Gaza and Lebanon.

ANKARA: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday condemned Israel's ground operation in Lebanon and urged the United Nations and other international organisations to stop Israel without "wasting any more time.

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said the General Assembly should act 'if the Security Council can't show the necessary will.'