Erdogan condemns the “blatant” Israeli “attacks” on Al-Aqsa and makes a promise to the Palestinians

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan condemned the “blatant” Israeli “attacks” against Al-Aqsa Mosque, pledging that his country would continue to stand by the Palestinians.

This came in a tweet by Erdogan in Arabic on his Twitter account, against the background of increasing tensions in Al-Aqsa Mosque and other areas in East Jerusalem.

The Turkish president said, “We strongly condemn the blatant attacks by Israel towards our first Qiblah, Al-Aqsa Mosque, unfortunately every Ramadan.”

He added, “We in Turkey will continue to stand by our Palestinian brothers in all circumstances and circumstances.”

ندين بشدة الاعتداءات السافرة التي تقوم بها إسرائيل تجاه قبلتنا الأولى #المسجد_الأقصى في كل رمضان مع الأسف.

ونحن في تركيا سنواصل الوقوف بجانب إخوتنا الفلسطينيين في جميع الأحوال والظروف.

— رجب طيب أردوغان (@rterdogan_ar) May 8, 2021

Turkey had stipulated improving its relations with Israel to stop Israeli practices against the Palestinians, and relations between Tel Aviv and Ankara have witnessed signs of improvement in the recent period.

Turkey previously recalled its ambassador from Israel and expelled the Israeli ambassador several times, most recently in 2018 after the United States recognized Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.

On Friday evening, the Israeli police stormed Al-Aqsa Mosque, fired tear gas canisters and attacked the worshipers inside it, as well as the protesters in the Sheikh Jarrah and Bab Al-Amud neighborhoods in Jerusalem.

And those confrontations resulted in the injury of 205 Palestinians, according to what was reported by the Palestinian Red Crescent Society, while 17 Israeli policemen were injured in the confrontations, according to a police statement.

While the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood has been witnessing for more than 10 days, confrontations between the Israeli police and the Palestinian residents of the neighborhood, and in solidarity with them. Palestinians in the neighborhood are protesting against decisions issued by Israeli courts to evacuate Palestinian families from homes built in 1956.