Turkey asks Israel's envoy to Istanbul to leave temporarily


FE Team | Published: May 16, 2018 12:54:20 | Updated: May 19, 2018 11:47:09


Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu gestures at a news conference in Ankara, Turkey, October 24, 2017. (Reuters Photo)

The Turkish Foreign Ministry has told Israel’s consul general in Istanbul to return to Israel ‘for some time’, state-run Anadolu news agency said on Wednesday, after Israeli forces killed more than 60 Palestinians during protests on the Gaza border.

Ministry officials were not available to comment. On Tuesday, the ministry made a similar call to Israel’s ambassador to Ankara, reports Reuters.

Turkey has been a vocal critic of the violence in Gaza and the opening of the US Embassy in Jerusalem.

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