PRO- PALESTINIAN PROTESTORS ATTACK USA MILITARY BASE IN TURKEY-
Turkish police used tear gas and water cannons as hundreds at a pro-Palestinian rally tried to storm Incirlik Air Base in Adana, which houses U.S. troops. The rally happened hours before Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s visit to Turkey for talks on Gaza.
Turkey, which has stepped up its criticism of Israel as the humanitarian crisis in Gaza has worsened, supports a two-state solution while hosting members of the Palestinian militant group Hamas. Since the Israel-Hamas war started, protests have erupted across the country.
the crowd began to walk toward the base after holding a peaceful rally in Incirlik.Several hundred people waving Palestinian flags running across a field chased by the police, who also used water cannon.
There were no immediate reports of injuries or arrests. US officials issued no immediate comment.
The Mediterranean coastal base is owned by Turkey but used by the US Air Force and occasionally Britain’s Royal Air Force, providing them with strategic access to large parts of the Middle East.
The protest was timed to coincide with a visit to Ankara by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who was to arrive late Sunday and meet Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan on Monday.
Nearly 1,000 people also rallied Sunday outside the US embassy in Ankara.
NATO member Turkey has been hit by weeks of occasionally vast protests since Israel went to war against Hamas last month.
Israel is trying to crush militants who staged the deadliest attack in the country’s history on October 7, killing more than 1,400 people, mostly civilians, and taking 240 hostages, according to Israeli officials.
Israel’s bombardment of the besieged Gaza Strip has killed more than 9,770 people, mostly women and children, according to the Hamas-run health ministry.
Turkey, which itself has been battling a decades-long Kurdish insurgency that has claimed tens of thousands of lives, initially defended Israel’s right to fight back against Hamas.
But President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has toughened up his tone as the war grinds on and the civilian death toll climbs.
Erdogan has repeatedly lashed out at the United States for supporting the Israeli operation, which he has compared to “genocide”.
He led a massive rally in Istanbul last month that he said was attended by 1.5 million people, calling Israel an “occupier” that was acting like a “war criminal”.
Israel and Turkey had been gradually mending their relations, letting the old steam off but the developments have backtracked due to the currently israel hamas war in gaza.Israel has also tagged erdogan as “snake” in international fora . Both the countries have recalled their ambassadors back.
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