<div style="text-align: justify; "><span style="font-size: 1rem;"><b>Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday that Türkiye is aware of those supporting Israel and will not yield to the lobbies backing Tel Aviv.</b></span><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; "><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">"We're aware of who supports Israel and the lobbies behind them. We haven't yielded to these lobbies until now, and we won't in the future," said Erdogan during an iftar program in Istanbul.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">"Except for Türkiye and a few other countries, there is hardly any actor raising voice against Israel and its Western supporters," he stressed.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Alongside the Palestinian people, all the innocent people around the world have been witness to Türkiye's efforts, he said.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Hospitals and health workers, as well as places of worship, are deliberately targeted by occupying forces in Gaza, Erdogan pointed out.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">"We do not take into account those who label our Palestinian brothers resisting oppression as terrorists," he added.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The president said Türkiye's economy has been showing resilience despite the recent earthquake burden.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Erdogan said this year, Türkiye's "export target is $375 billion for goods and services and $60 billion for tourism."</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">He said that despite the $104 billion extra burden from the Kahramanmaras earthquake alone, Türkiye's "economy sustained a strong growth rate of 4.5%." - Anadolu Agency</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">bnbd24/fas</div>