ISTANBUL, October 28. /TASS/. Turkey will declare Israel a war criminal and will do it before the entire international community, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said at a mass rally in support of Palestine held at Istanbul’s Ataturk Airport.

"We are going to declare Israel a war criminal. We will inform the international community, as we have already been working on it," he said.

Erdogan lambasted Israel as an invader and a group, pointing out that the Palestinian movement Hamas is not a terrorist organization.

The West is fully responsible for bloodshed in Gaza, Turkish President said.

"[The blame for] the Gaza massacre lies entirely with the West, as the conflict in the region is its brainchild," Erdogan said.