Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan denounced the attacks launched by Israel in Gaza strip, which has so far resulted in the deaths of over 190 Palestinians, mostly civilians.

Addressing his party members at Turkish parliament on Tuesday, Erdogan accused Israel of "state terrorism" as the country intensified its offensive against militants in Gaza for eight straight days.

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"To what extent will the world remain silent to this state terrorism?" Erdogan asked, drawing support from his AKP members who chanted "Murderer Israel!" AFP reported.

Turkey is the first country which publicly expressed its resentment against Israel over its armed conflict with the Hamas Islamist militants in Gaza strip, which caused no fatality on the side of Israel.

Erdogan welcomed the truce proposed by Egypt, which appeared to have collapsed after the two sides resumed their offensives against each other on Tuesday, with Israel conducting air strikes while Hamas was launching multiple rockets into Israel.

Erdogan urged Israel to stop its attacks in Gaza to restore not only peace in the region but also its relationship with Turkey.

"The Israeli state must know that it is out of the question to normalise our relations if those massacres continue," he added.

Turkey now serves as a vital supporter of Palestinians after the relationship of Ankara with Israel leveled down to its lowest point following the May 2010 incident where 10 pro-Palestinian activists were killed by Israel military naval commandos in a battle at sea.

Erdogan stressed that Israel is disregarding international law with its continuing offensive against Hamas despite the calls of several countries and United Nations for the two sides to settle and break a deal to avoid further damages in both sides.

He said no tyranny will last long, and Israel will pay for the consequences it made.

But Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu earlier said the deaths of Palestinians during the attacks, especially of civilians, should be blamed to the militants, justifying its increased military actions in the border.

Israeli government is scheduled to meet again to come up with another plan on how to address the conflict, with no concrete solutions yet as the fatalities on the Palestinians' side continue to rise nearing its 200-mark on Tuesday, Gazaofficials said.

TagsPrime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel, Hamas, Turkey