SAEDNEWS: In a viral video, prominent Turkish analyst Fatih Altaylı lauded Iran’s recent missile strike on an Israeli hospital, denouncing Benjamin Netanyahu as “the butcher of Gaza’s sick” and celebrating Tehran’s response as righteous vengeance for Palestinian children.
According to Saed News, Fatih Altaylı—long a fixture on Turkey’s leading political talk shows—responded with unbridled enthusiasm when asked about footage of an Iranian projectile impacting an Israeli medical centre. “Netanyahu himself is the butcher of patients in Gaza’s hospitals,” Altaylı declared in the clip. “The Israelis bring shame on the entire world. Iran did exactly what it should have done.”
Altaylı’s remarks underscore the widening gulf between Ankara’s independent media voices and the more cautious stances adopted by many Western commentators. A veteran of Turkish print and television journalism, he framed Iran’s retaliation as not merely a military act but a moral imperative: “Their missile struck true justice,” he said, “and avenged the lives of Palestinian children.”
The video, which has racked up millions of views on social platforms, sparked immediate debate. Critics accused Altaylı of endorsing attacks on civilians, while supporters hailed his candor in calling out what they see as one‑sided coverage of Gaza’s humanitarian crisis. Turkish observers note that his emphatic language challenges longstanding taboos about celebrating cross‑border aggression—even as it resonates with audiences sympathetic to the Palestinian cause.
As Israel reels from the impact of Iran’s strategic strike and protests mount over civilian casualties in Gaza, Altaylı’s intervention adds a combustible new element to international discourse. By casting the hospital hit as “justice served,” he forces a reckoning: if medical facilities can be weaponised, whose hospitals—and whose patients—are ever truly safe?
