Sir: Israel’s air, sea and artillery power pounded the Gaza Strip. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon called the bombardment of Shejaiya “an atrocious action” and has called on all sides to respect international humanitarian law. “If the US still says that Israel is using its right to self-defence, then it is the US that needs to engage in self-criticism,” said Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan , a staunch advocate of the Palestinian cause. The Turkish Prime Minister has accused the Zionist state of carrying out ‘state terrorism’ and ‘genocide’ of Palestinians. He accused the US government of taking a ‘disproportionate’ approach to the conflict and said the Muslim world had not reacted strongly enough to the offensive. WARIS SHERE Winnipeg, Canada