Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan condemned on Saturday what he called "Israel's abominable attacks" in Jerusalem where police clashed with Palestinians. More than 200 people were wounded when Israeli riot police clashed with Palestinians at the Al-Aqsa mosque compound late Friday, capping a week of violence in the Holy City and the occupied West Bank. "We strongly condemn the abominable attacks against the Al-Aqsa mosque ... which are unfortunately carried out every Ramadan," Erdogan said on Twitter, referring to the Muslim month of fasting. "We will continue to be at the side of our Palestinian brothers and sisters in all circumstances," Erdogan pledged. Turkey's foreign minister had on Friday urged the Israeli government to end its "aggressive and provocative" policy against Palestinians. Some 300 people demonstrated Saturday outside the Israeli consulate in Istanbul in support of the Palestinians in Jerusalem. The protest was organised by the pro-government NGO called IHH which oversaw a flotilla of ships that tried to break Israel's blockade of the Gaza Strip in 2010. Since then relations have been strained between Turkey and Israel with ambassadors being withdrawn in 2018 after the deaths of Palestinian protesters in the enclave. bg/bp/cdw