International Criminal Court
May 17, 2018
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said Thursday that all cases of massacres committed by Israel against the Palestinians should be brought to the International Criminal Court (ICC).
“The massacres committed by Israel should be brought to the International Criminal Court,” Cavusoglu was quoted as saying by the Haberturk newspaper.
Relations between Turkey and Israel have worsened amid the situation in the Gaza Strip.
He also called Israel a terrorist state and its actions toward the Palestinians an act of genocide.
In addition, Turkey proposed that the Israeli ambassador to Ankara leave the country.
On Wednesday, the Turkish Foreign Ministry asked the Israeli consul general in Istanbul to temporarily leave the country.
Since March 30, the Palestinians have been holding anti-Israeli protests near the Gaza border.
