Turkey strongly condemned Israel for using “disproportionate force” against Palestinians. Photo: IDF.

Turkey has “strongly condemned” Israel for use of disproportionate force against Palestinians, calling for an urgent end to “its provocative and arbitrary practices.”

Ankara has been following the tension which started with Israeli security forces’ entry into the al-Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem’s Old City, their clashes with Muslim groups and blockage of Muslims’ entry, the Turkish Foreign Ministry said in a written statement released on Oct. 13.

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