Turkey condemns Israel for Gaza strikes
Israel's actions were criticised despite the newly-agreed reconciliation deal between the two countries
Turkey condemned Israel for its attacks on Gaza and said that it would continue to criticise Israel despite agreeing to restore diplomatic ties.
“The attacks, which caused injuries to innocent Palestinian civilians, are not acceptable regardless of their grounds,” Turkey’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement, Turkey’s Anadolu Agency reported Monday.
The condemnation came following reports of Israeli air and artillery strikes on Hamas targets in Gaza following a rocket attack from Gaza on southern Israel.
“Normalising ties with Israel does not mean that we will keep silent in the face of attacks against the Palestinian people,” the ministry also said.
Turkey’s Parliament in an early Saturday morning session before going on summer recess approved a reconciliation agreement with Israel restoring diplomatic ties and normalising relations after a six-year freeze.
Early on Monday morning, Turkish Police increased security around Israeli’s consulate in Istanbul after detaining five people who tried to break into the building to protest the Israeli strikes on Gaza, the Associated Press reported. (JTA)
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