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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday blasted "Israeli" Premier Benjamin Netanyahu for "daring" to attend an anti-terror solidarity march in Paris, accusing him of leading "state terrorism" against the Palestinians.

The comments came at a press conference in Ankara with Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas.

Erdogan said he could "hardly understand how he [Netanyahu] dared to go" to Sunday's massive march in the French capital and urged him to "give an account for the children, women you massacred."

Abbas and Netanyahu, as well as Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, joined the solidarity march in Paris.

But Erdogan said Netanyahu had no right to be there after nearly 2,200 Palestinians, mostly civilians, were killed in "Israel's" aggression on the besiege Gaza earlier this year.

"How can you see this individual, who carries out "state" terrorism by massacring 2,500 people in Gaza, waving his hand?" said Erdogan.

"He is waving his hand as if people are very enthusiastically waiting for him," added Erdogan, referring to the images of Netanyahu acknowledging supporters in Paris.
"Turkey will continue to fight... against "Israel's" reckless actions that do not recognize law," the Turkish president said.

Abbas said on Monday he had participated in the rally at the invitation of French President Francois Hollande.

"I haven't seen anyone trying to prevent me from doing so. I was welcomed very well," he said.
"We have a strong relationship with France ... I received an invitation from the president and participated."

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team