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>Ankara has recalled its ambassadors from both Washington and Tel Aviv “for consultations,” the Turkish government has confirmed.
>The Turkish government also declared three days of mourning on Monday for over 50 Palestinians killed on the Israel-Gaza border.
>Israeli security forces opened fire on demonstrators gathering along the border fence to protest the relocation of the US embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.
>“Turkey will react to this harshly,” said President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
>Ankara condemned the “massacre” of Palestinians carried out by Israeli security forces, adding that regional and global peace and stability will not exist until a lasting a just solution to the Palestinian question is reached.
>“We strongly condemn the decision of the U.S. Administration to move its embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, violating international law and all relevant UN Resolutions. We reiterate that this action is legally null and void,” the Turkish Foreign Ministry said on Monday.
>Turkey has also called for an emergency meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation on Friday over the killings in Gaza, Deputy Prime Minister Bekir Bozdag told the Anadolu Agency.
>Hundreds of protesters gathered in Istanbul on Monday, chanting slogans condemning Israel.
>Earlier in the day, South Africa recalled its ambassador to Israel after the news of Gaza killings.
>A number of other governments have condemned Israeli actions in Gaza and the US decision to relocate its embassy to Jerusalem.
>“France again calls on the Israeli authorities to exercise discernment and restraint in the use of force that must be strictly proportionate,” said Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian, adding that the US decision “violated international law.”
