Erdogan condemns operations in occupied Palestine, calls them "terrorist"
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Turkey's president condemns recent attacks on Israeli settlers that resulted in 11 deaths while presenting his condolences to Israeli president Isaac Herzog.
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Israeli media reported that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan condemned the latest attacks in occupied Palestine, which resulted in 11 Israeli settlers' deaths, in a phone call with his Israeli counterpart Isaac Herzog.
Israeli daily Yedioth Ahronoth clarified that Erdogan called the operations "terrorist", and presented his condolences to Herzog, calling the Israelis "victims", and wished that the injured get well soon.
Erdogan also called on his Israeli counterpart not to bar Palestinians from entering the Al-Aqsa Mosque during the month of Ramadan.
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The Turkish president also declared that his country's cooperation with "Israel", especially in the energy sector, is in the interest of both parties, and said he wished to preserve the moment that the bilateral ties gained during Herzog's visit to Turkey on March 9.
![In a 2021 interview with Frontline by former US special representative James Jeffrey, he says he had "engaged with [HTS] via backchannels while serving in President Trump’s State Department. (Al Mayadeen English; Illustrated by Batoul Chamas)](https://alpha-en-media.almayadeen.net/media/image/2024/12/21/b4a69f2e-8682-43e4-9d37-49482b304ab3/3.png?v=2&format=webp "In a 2021 interview with Frontline by former US special representative James Jeffrey, he says he had \"engaged with [HTS] via backchannels while serving in President Trump’s State Department. (Al Mayadeen English; Illustrated by Batoul Chamas)")
