▁Er do ğ an ▁accused ▁Israel ▁of ▁comm itting ▁a ▁" gen o cide ", ▁calling ▁Israel ▁a ▁" ter ror ist ▁state ". ▁In ▁response ▁to ▁anti - Is ra eli ▁comments ▁and ▁actions ▁by ▁Er do ğ an , ▁the ▁K ness et ▁discussed ▁the ▁possibility ▁of ▁recogn izing ▁the ▁Armen ian ▁Gen o cide . ▁ ▁Australia ▁and ▁United ▁States ▁vo iced ▁support ▁for ▁Israel ' s ▁right ▁to ▁defend ▁itself . ▁Costa ▁Rica , ▁Egypt , ▁France , ▁Germany , ▁Indones ia , ▁Iran , ▁Jordan , ▁Mor oc co , ▁South ▁Africa , ▁Sweden , ▁Turkey , ▁and ▁V at ican ▁have ▁critic ized ▁the ▁actions ▁of ▁Israel ▁or ▁both ▁sides ▁of ▁the ▁conflict . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 5 ▁May , ▁British ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁Ther esa ▁May ▁said , ▁speaking ▁alongside ▁Turkish ▁President ▁Er do ğ an , ▁that ▁" There ▁is ▁an ▁ur gent ▁need ▁to ▁establish ▁the ▁facts ▁of ▁what ▁happened ▁yesterday ▁through ▁an ▁independent ▁and ▁transparent ▁investigation , ▁including ▁why ▁such ▁a ▁volume ▁of ▁live ▁fire ▁was ▁used ▁and ▁what ▁role ▁Ham as ▁played ▁in ▁events ." ▁U . S . ▁Amb assador ▁to ▁the ▁UN , ▁Nik ki ▁H ale y , ▁said ▁that ▁" Any one ▁who ▁truly ▁car es ▁about ▁children ▁in ▁Gaz a ▁should ▁ins ist ▁that ▁Ham as ▁immediately ▁stop ▁using ▁children ▁as ▁can non ▁f od der ▁in ▁its ▁conflict ▁with ▁Israel ." ▁ ▁Su pr an ational ▁organis ations ▁ ▁: ▁The ▁Arab ▁League ▁condem ned ▁the