Israel must immediately halt its military operation against Hamas and agree to a ceasefire, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on a visit to Germany, AFP reports.

“President Erdogan stated that Israel’s attacks on Palestinian lands must end and that the reaction from the whole world against human rights violations is important,” the Turkish presidency said in a statement after Erdogan met German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier.

“A ceasefire should be established immediately,” the statement said