PodcastThousands of Turks protest Israel after Gaza, Al-Aqsa attacks
Thousands of people gathered outside the Israeli embassy in Ankara and its consulate in Istanbul to protest Israeli actions against Palestinians on May 10 while President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan spoke to Middle East leaders about the rising violence.
Thousands of people gathered outside the Israeli embassy in Ankara and its consulate in Istanbul to protest Israeli attacks on Palestinians on May 10.
Despite a full lockdown aimed at curbing coronavirus cases, the protesters in Istanbul, including Syrians and Palestinians, carried Palestinian flags while chanting, "Turkish soldiers to Gaza" and "Down with Israel, down with America."
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, meanwhile, spoke to Middle East leaders about the rising violence.
Erdoğan spoke by phone with King Abdullah of Jordan, Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad al-Sabah, as well as Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh.