Ankara condemns Israeli police attack on TRT employees VIDEO

Turkish Communications Director Fahrettin Altun on Friday condemned the Israeli police attack on Turkish journalists in Jerusalem.

"Israel continues to violate international law and disregard any rules or principles," Altun said on X, according to Anadolu.

"I condemn the attack by Israeli police on the TRT News team in Jerusalem and extend my best wishes to the TRT family," he said.

"Undoubtedly, this heinous attack adds a new disgrace to Israel's record regarding press freedom."

Altun's remarks came after Israeli police on Friday tried to prevent Turkish journalists from covering events in Jerusalem's Old City, with one police officer breaking the journalists’ video camera.

The journalists from national broadcaster TRT News were reporting on Israeli forces blocking and using force against Palestinians heading to the Al-Aqsa Mosque for Friday prayers. The Israeli police physically interfered with the TRT News team, breaking their camera with the barrel of a gun as they were working to cover events in the volatile region.

Although the camera was damaged, the TRT reporter said they would continue covering ongoing attacks in Palestine. During the live broadcast, Israeli police threw tear gas into the area where the mosque is located.

"I reiterate our call for the international community to speak out more against Israel, which continues its massacres indiscriminately, targeting infants, women, the elderly, people with disabilities, and obstructing the work of journalists," Altun added.

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