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Turkey condemns Israeli airstrike killing civilians, children

by DAILY SABAH

ANKARA May 11, 2021 - 12:45 pm GMT+3
Palestinians remove a body from a building targeted by Israeli bombardment in the Gaza Strip, Palestine, May 11, 2021. (AFP Photo)
Palestinians remove a body from a building targeted by Israeli bombardment in the Gaza Strip, Palestine, May 11, 2021. (AFP Photo)
by DAILY SABAH May 11, 2021 12:45 pm

Turkey strongly condemns Israeli airstrikes in the Gaza Strip that killed innocent civilians including children, the Turkish Foreign Ministry stated on Tuesday, expressing condolences and wishing the injured a quick recovery.

“Israel, which tries to expel the Palestinian people from their lands in East Jerusalem and the West Bank amid holy Ramadan while intervening in Palestinians that want to pray in Al-Aqsa Mosque, is the main party responsible for events reaching this degree,” the ministry said in a written statement.

“It is obvious that Israel’s aggressive and provocative policies will not contribute to efforts toward ending violence in the Middle East and reasserting dialogue and consensus.”

The ministry further added that Israel must give up military means and understand that it cannot suppress the legal rights and demands of the Palestinian people using disproportionate force.

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu continues to hold phone calls with the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation's (OIC) secretary-general and regional countries, as well as his counterparts in several European countries, to ease tensions and ensure Israel gives up on its aggressive stance.

The aim of these efforts is to de-escalate tensions in the region and to put an end to Israel's aggression, it added.

According to diplomatic sources, Çavuşoğlu held separate phone calls with his Jordanian and Egyptian counterparts on the latest developments in Palestine.

Çavuşoğlu held several phone calls on Monday with his Moroccan, Iranian, Algerian, Pakistani, Russian, Palestinian and Tunisian counterparts after the Israeli attacks on Palestinians and the Al-Aqsa Mosque.

An Israeli airstrike has killed 24 people in northern Gaza, the Strip's Health Ministry said in a statement late Monday. The ministry added that nine children were among the victims in Gaza Strip. Over 100 were injured.

"Bodies of nine martyrs, including three children, and several other people injured have been brought to the Beit Hanoun Hospital in the northern Gaza Strip," Ashraf al-Qudra, a ministry spokesperson, said in a statement.

In East Jerusalem, attacks on Al-Aqsa Mosque, Islam's third holiest site, have coincided with Israel's decision to evict Palestinians from their homes on land claimed by Israeli settlers, drawing condemnation from several countries for both the violence at Al-Aqsa and the evictions.

Tensions in Jerusalem have soared in recent weeks as Palestinians have protested against Israel's restrictions on access to parts of the Old City during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, and after authorities ordered several Palestinian families to leave their homes to make way for Israeli settlers.

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