Turkey strongly condemns Israeli air raids on Gaza Strip

The Turkish leadership has intensified diplomatic efforts for steps that can be taken at the international platforms in order to reduce the tension in the region after Israeli aggression against Palestinians.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan spoke separately over the phone with Jordan's King Abdullah II and Kuwait's Emir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah on May 10, also with Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani and Malaysian King Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah on May 11 over the escalation of violence in East Jerusalem and Gaza Strip.

During the calls, Erdoğan highlighted the importance of working together to stop Israel's "despicable" attacks.

Erdoğan emphasized the importance of Turkey and Qatar's joint efforts to mobilize countries in the region and the world public opinion, a statement by the presidency said.

"There should be one heart and one voice in the face of the oppression against Palestinians," Erdoğan told the Malaysian king and expressed confidence that Turkey and Malaysia would act in close cooperation at all relevant platforms, particularly at the United Nations and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), the president's office said.

Underscoring that Israel's inhumane attacks against Al-Quds, Al-Aqsa Mosque and the Palestinians concerned all Muslims, Erdoğan stressed that it was important for Turkey and Jordan to work together in order to put an end to these attacks and this oppression.

Meanwhile, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu on May 10 discussed the latest developments in Jerusalem during telephone conversations with his Iranian, Algerian, Pakistani and Russian counterparts.

According to diplomatic sources, the minister spoke...