FILE PHOTO – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan speaks during a news conference following a NATO summit, in Brussels, Belgium, March 24, 2022. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes
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ANKARA, April 17 (Reuters) – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday he had told his Palestinian counterpart Mahmoud Abbas that he condemned Israeli interventions on Palestinian worshippers at Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa mosque, vowing to “stand against” attempts to change its status.
Erdogan’s comments come amid efforts by Turkey and Israel to normalise relations after years of animosity over a range of issues, namely the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and Turkey’s support for the Hamas militant group which runs Gaza.
At least 152 Palestinians were wounded in clashes with Israeli riot police inside Al-Aqsa mosque compound on Friday, the latest outbreak in an upsurge of violence that has raised fears of a slide back to wider conflict. read more
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Reporting by Tuvan Gumrukcu; Editing by Nick Macfie
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