Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said Monday that the Israeli regime is at the “very top of the list” when it comes to human rights violations

Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said Monday that the Israeli regime is at the “very top of the list” when it comes to human rights violations.

Anatolia news agency quoted Davutoglu at Ankara's Esenboga International Airport prior to a meeting of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva as describing the attack launched by Israeli occupation forces on a Turkish aid ship bound for the besieged Gaza Strip as “an attack on a civilian convoy that violated all human rights and principles.”

He also pointed out that he would submit a report about the raid on March 21, when the UN Human Rights Council convenes for the next meeting.

The Turkish minister also rapped the United States for its recent veto of a UN resolution that called for a cessation of Israeli settlement activities in the occupied Palestinian territories. “You can't expect Israel to take the necessary steps for peace at the negotiation table if other countries refuse to criticize it,” Davutoglu said.