The Turkish people took to the streets in support of the Gazan civilians being attacked by the Israeli Defense Forces.
Only hours after Israel announce a ground offensive in Gazan, protestors in Istanbul stormed the gates of the Israeli embassy in Turkey.
As we speak, the Israeli embassy is burning. The extent of the damage is not yet confirmed.
The protestors have replaced the Israeli flag with the Palestinian flag.
Turkish police today fired tear gas at protesters outside the Israeli consulate in Istanbul, as demonstrators pelted the building with stones in condemnation of Israel’s ground offensive on Gaza
According to local media reports, the crowd chanted “Murderer Israel, get out of Palestine”, as they smashed windows, while anti-Jewish graffiti was scrawled across one of the building’s walls
Meanwhile, in the capital Ankara, demonstrators waved Turkish and Palestinian flags outside the Israeli embassy and chanted slogans. Windows were broken but police reportedly did not intervene.
Earlier in the week, Turkish newspaper the Daily Sabah reported that protesters left a black wreath at the embassy’s gate in Ankara and held a banner declaring: “Israel is killing again.”
And in Istanbul, activists gathered in the popular tourist spot Sultan Ahmet Square, to hand out pamphlets disparaging Israeli politics in Gaza.
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