Secretly, Turkey And Pakistan Discuss 'Tactics' Amid Israeli-Palestinian War

JAKARTA - Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu and Pakistan's Shah Mahmood Qureshi have quietly spoken of 'tactics' of addressing developments in Jerusalem amid the recent escalation between the Palestinians and Israel.

Mevlut Cavusoglu and Shah Mahmood Qureshi, according to diplomatic sources who declined to be named, reported from Yenisafaq news on Friday, May 14, spoke of international steps to be taken by telephone.

Israel continues to target Gaza with massive bombings. The victims were at least 87 Palestinians, including 17 children and seven women, according to health officials. At least 487 others were injured, in addition to severe damage to residential buildings throughout Gaza.

Tensions have been mounting across the Palestinian territories after Israeli soldiers attacked Palestinians who were praying inside the Al-Aqsa Mosque last week during the holy month of Ramadan.

Palestinians have protested a recent Israeli court decision ordering the eviction of a Palestinian family from the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood in East Jerusalem.