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#GazaUnderAttack | Turkish surgeons arrive in Gaza through Israeli crossing

[ PIC 16/08/2014 – 03:27 PM ] GAZA, (PIC)– The joint Palestinian health operations room said that a Turkish medical delegation arrived on Friday in the Gaza Strip through the Israeli-controlled crossing of Beit Hanoun (Erez). According to a press release issued by the operations room on Friday, the delegation, composed of six specialized surgeons, […]

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#GazaUnderAttack |Turkish deputy PM: Israel is playing with fire

[ PIC 18/07/2014 – 09:06 AM ] ANKARA, (PIC)– Turkish deputy prime minister Emrullah Isler said “Israel is playing with fire” as he slammed the Israeli ground offensive on the Gaza Strip that started late Thursday evening. During a speech broadcast live by the state television on early Friday morning, Isler voiced Turkey’s categorical condemnation […]

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Turkish coastguards rescue 28 Palestinian refugees stranded at sea

Live Blog: The Genocide on Palestinian Refugees in Syria Live Blog: Israel Bombs Syria [ PIC 29/10/2013 – 03:52 PM ] ANKARA, (PIC)– Turkish coastguards rescued Palestinian and Syrian refugees off the coast of Turkey at an early hour on Tuesday morning. The refugees were deceived by one of the smugglers who promised to take […]

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Turkish Hackers attack Israeli sites

[ PIC 23/10/2013 – 11:12 AM ] ANKARA, (PIC)– Turkish hackers have launched a cyber attack on Israeli websites, as a response to the Israeli threats against Turkish intelligence chief Hakan Fidan, Turkish media sources revealed. Turkish activists have declared an electronic campaign in support of the head of Turkish intelligence after being subjected to […]

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Former Israeli navy commander questioned at a London airport

Being questioned while traveling in Europe has also been a concern for senior IDF officials Gaza, ALRAY | Oct 14, 2013 The British authorities have stopped and questioned former Israeli navy commander Eliezer Marom upon arriving London’s Heathrow Airport Monday, Ynetnews.com reported. Marom was commander of the Israeli navy when 13 Israeli commandos committed a […]

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Relatives of Mavi Marmara martyrs protest int’l silence on Israel’s crime

[ 12/10/2013 – 11:11 AM ] ISTANBUL, (PIC)– Scores of Turkish citizens and relatives of martyrs, who were killed in the 2010 Israeli naval raid on the aid ship Mavi Marmara, rallied on Thursday outside Caglayan court in Istanbul in protest at the failure of the international community to bring the killers to justice. Most […]

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Video | Israel allegedly using Turkish military base to attack Syria

Live Blog | Israel Attacks Syria Maan News Agency | May 4, 2013 WASHINGTON (AFP) — Israel conducted an airstrike in Syria overnight targeting a weapons shipment headed for Hezbollah in southern Lebanon, US media reported. CNN said US and Western intelligence agencies were reviewing information suggesting Israel likely conducted a strike in the night […]

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Israel furious over Red Cross (@ICRC) interview with Turkish NGO official

June 14, 2013 | Middle East Monitor Israel has condemned the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) for interviewing the deputy chairman of a Turkish welfare organisation. Hussein Oruc’s NGO, known by its acronym IHH, took part in the Freedom Flotilla in 2010 which was intercepted by Israeli commandos in international waters en route […]

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ICC investigating Israel’s attack on Gaza Freedom Flotilla | #MaviMarmara

An Israeli speedboat escorts the Mavi Marmara near the port of Ashdod on May 31, 2010. PressTV | Wed May 15, 2013 2:32AM GMT On May 31, 2010, Israeli commandos attacked the first Freedom Flotilla in international waters in the Mediterranean Sea, killing nine Turkish citizens, including a teenager with Turkish-US dual citizenship, on board […]

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Turkey expresses willingness to support the Interior Ministry in Gaza

[ PIC 25/04/2013 – 03:05 PM ] ANKARA, (PIC)– Turkey’s Interior Minister Muammer Guler expressed his ministry’s willingness to cooperate with its Palestinian counterpart in the Gaza strip. The Turkish Minister’s statements came during a meeting with the Palestinian Interior Minister Fathi Hammad in the Turkish Interior Ministry headquarters in Ankara on Wednesday. The Turkish […]

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Khudari: Gaza harbor project to be tabled with Erdogan

[ PIC 24/04/2013 – 09:25 PM ] GAZA, (PIC)– MP Jamal Al-Khudari has said that the visit to Gaza by Turkish premier Recep Tayyip Erdogan would be an opportunity to discuss with him the project of upgrading the Gaza harbor. He told Quds Press on Wednesday that Arab and Islamic parties had promised to upgrade […]

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Hamas denounces Kerry call to delay Erdogan visit

Maan News Agency | April 22, 2013 GAZA CITY (AFP) — The Hamas rulers of Gaza on Sunday slammed US Secretary of State John Kerry for urging the Turkish prime minister to delay a visit to the coastal territory. Hamas spokesman Sami Abu Zuhri accused Kerry and president Mahmoud Abbas — who met in Istanbul […]

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Rizqa: Erdogan is determined to visit Gaza

[ PIC 21/04/2013 – 06:46 PM ] GAZA, (PIC)– Political advisor to the Palestinian premier Yousuf Rizqa said that Turkish premier Recep Erdogan is determined to visit the Gaza Strip and no one can dissuade him from his decision. Rizqa ruled out in a press statement to the Palestinian information center (PIC) on Tuesday that […]

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Hamas asks Erdogan to rebuff attempts by PA to thwart his visit to Gaza

[ PIC 18/04/2013 – 03:42 PM ] GAZA, (PIC)– The Hamas Movement asked Turkish premier Recep Erdogan to reject the pretexts being made by the Fatah-controlled Palestinian authority against his intended visit to the Gaza Strip. Its spokesman Sami Abu Zuhri told the Palestinian information center (PIC) on Thursday that de facto president Mahmoud Abbas […]

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Rizqa: Erdogan’s visit to Gaza will have far-reaching political implications

Al Qassam website | April 16, 2013 Gaza- The Palestinian government considered the upcoming visit of Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan to the Gaza Strip next month as “historic, and will have repercussions and far-reaching political implications.” Erdogan had formally declared that he will visit Gaza strip at end of next month. Dr. Youssef […]

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