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Cases of Killings of Palestinians Should Be Brought to Int'l Court - Ankara

© AFP 2023 / MAHMUD HAMSPalestinians carry a demonstrator injured during clashes with Israeli forces near the border between the Gaza strip and Israel east of Gaza City on May 14, 2018, as Palestinians readied for protests over the inauguration of the US embassy following its controversial move to Jerusalem
Palestinians carry a demonstrator injured during clashes with Israeli forces near the border between the Gaza strip and Israel east of Gaza City on May 14, 2018, as Palestinians readied for protests over the inauguration of the US embassy following its controversial move to Jerusalem - Sputnik International
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has urged to bring all cases of killings of Palestinian protesters to the International Criminal Court (ICC).

"The massacres committed by Israel should be brought to the International Criminal Court," Cavusoglu was quoted as saying by the Haberturk newspaper.

Relations between Turkey and Israel have worsened amid the situation in the Gaza Strip. On Monday, dozens of Palestinians were killed by Israeli forces at the Gaza border while protesting against the opening of the US Embassy in Jerusalem.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that Ankara had decided to recall its ambassadors in Washington and Tel Aviv for consultations in connection with Israel's actions. He also called Israel a terrorist state and its actions toward the Palestinians an act of genocide.

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Palestinian demonstrators run for cover during a protest against U.S. embassy move to Jerusalem and ahead of the 70th anniversary of Nakba, at the Israel-Gaza border in the southern Gaza Strip May 14, 2018 - Sputnik International
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In addition, Turkey proposed that the Israeli ambassador to Ankara leave the country. In response, the Israeli Foreign Ministry asked the Turkish consul general in Jerusalem to leave the Jewish state. On Wednesday, the Turkish Foreign Ministry asked the Israeli consul general in Istanbul to temporarily leave the country.

Since March 30, the Palestinians have been holding anti-Israeli protests near the Gaza border. The Israeli forces have meanwhile been suppressing the demonstrators, citing security concerns. Dozens of Palestinians have been killed since the onset of the riots.

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