Turkey tells Israeli ambassador to leave the country over Palestinian protest deaths

Eitan Naeh was summoned to the foreign ministry in Ankara on Tuesday and asked to leave over the deaths at the Gaza border, Haaretz reported. He was told to leave “for some time,” a source told Reuters. He has served in the position since October 2015.

It comes after Turkey recalled its own ambassadors in Israel and the United States over the violence on Monday. Ankara said it was recalling them “for consultations.” President Recep Tayyip Erdogan referred to the crackdown by Israeli forces as “genocide.”

Ankara has been a vocal critic of the violence in Gaza and the Monday opening of the US Embassy in Jerusalem. It has called for a meeting of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation to discuss such matters.

A total of 60 people were killed in the Monday demonstrations at the Gaza border, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry. Most of the deaths were a result of Israeli sniper fire. Children were among the fatalities, including an eight-month-old baby who inhaled tear gas fired by Israeli forces.

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