ANKARA: Ten of thousands of people in Turkey’s Ankara demonstrated against recent Israeli attacks on Palestinians in occupied East Jerusalem and the threat of Palestinian evictions from the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood of the city.
According to details, the protestors gathered outside the Israeli Embassy in Ankara and its consulate in Istanbul to protest the Israeli oppression against Palestinians. The protestors chanted slogans against Israel and waved Palestinian and Turkish flags.
Tens of thousands of people in Turkey’s Ankara demonstrated in solidarity with the Palestinians in al-Aqsa Mosque, Sheikh Jarrah, and Gaza Strip, who are being attacked in several ways by the Israeli occupation. pic.twitter.com/0v5kqr4aTv
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Speaking during the protest, branch head Yunus Genç stressed that the Al-Aqsa Mosque was a “red line for Muslims.” He underlined that Muslims must defend the holy site, urging support for Jerusalem residents in this regard.
“We think Israel should start thinking of what kind of a revolution it will undergo and be overthrown very soon. It’s time to speak in the language the oppressors understand. The Grand National Assembly (Parliament) of Turkey and the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation should convene,” he added.
“Today, our first qibla, the Al-Aqsa Mosque, as well as the city of prophets Jerusalem and the fertile lands of Palestine are under occupation,” Genç said, adding that the occupation forces would be “repelled as swiftly” as they came to those lands.
Israel and Hamas exchanged heavy fire on Tuesday, with at least 25 Palestinians killed in Gaza, in a dramatic escalation between the bitter rivals sparked by violence at Jerusalem’s flashpoint Al Aqsa Mosque compound.
Nine children were among those killed in the blockaded Gaza Strip that is controlled by Hamas and 125 people there were wounded, local health authorities said.
