Cim holds Israel responsible for incidents in the Palestinian territories

Turkey's foreign minister Ismael Cim has held the leader of the extremist Israeli Likud party Ariel Sharon the responsibility of recent incidents in the occupied Arab territories.

In a statement to the TRT Turkish TV on Sunday Cim that an Israeli "irresponsible " official had provoked the Palestinian people and led to the confrontation after he visited the holy al-Aqsa mosque.

Cim added that he called on Israel to minimize its forces in the intensified Palestinian territories, adding that developments in the Middle East are not comfortable and that the 24 coming hours are important and critical.