Turkish MP resigns as Turkey-Israel friendship group member
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Three deputies from the ruling AKP, including Turkish Parliamentary Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Murat Mercan, resigned as member of the Turkey-Israel Inter-Parliamentary Friendship Group on Monday over the Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip. (UPDATED)
Israel's recent attack on Gaza tore a hole in people, Mercan, a deputy of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP)Â told the Anatolian Agency.
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"As what I can do is limited, I resigned in reaction to the attack. I also think that this operation was a sign of disrespect to Turkey," he said.
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Two other AKP deputies, Abdulkadir Emin Onen and Yahya Akman, also resigned from the friendship group later on Monday.
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Israel unleashed on Saturday a massive air campaign against Hamas targets in retaliation for ongoing rocket fire from its Gaza Strip stronghold, one of the most densely populated places on earth.
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At least 51 civilians are among the victims of the Israeli blitz on Hamas-run Gaza Strip that has so far killed more than 310 people, the U.N. said.
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