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Turkey will ask the UN Security Council and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to verify Israel's possession of nuclear weapons, the country's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said.
"We will present initiatives to both the UN Security Council and the IAEA on the issue that threatens the security of the region, especially Turkey," the Star newspaper quoted the Turkish leader as saying at an economic forum in Algeria.
Earlier, Erdogan spoke about the need to verify the presence of nuclear weapons in Israel and the intention to start the relevant process in international structures, including after the June 20 government meeting. The Turkish president pointed out that Israel openly admits that it possesses nuclear weapons, but international structures, especially the IAEA and the UN, do not conduct a proper investigation.
Erdogan also told the forum that Turkey will make efforts to rebuild Gaza and seek to hold Israel criminally responsible for crimes committed in the Palestinian enclave.
Meanwhile, Israel and Hamas have agreed to a deal to release 50 hostages being held in Gaza during a four-day pause in fighting.
Israeli officials say the 50 hostages to be released will all be women and children. If successful, this will be the first ceasefire since the beginning of the war.
The pause in fighting could last for more than four days - Israel says that for every 10 hostages released over the initial 50, the pause will be extended by one day.
Hamas says the 50 hostages will be released in exchange for 150 Palestinian women and children held in Israeli prisons.
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