Turkey denounces Israel's decision on Hevron monitors

Turkey blasted Israel's decision not to renew the mandate of an international monitoring group in the city of Hevron.

"We strongly condemn Israel's unilateral termination of the mandate of the 'Temporary International Presence in Hebron' (TIPH) ... and expect this political decision to be reversed," the Turkish foreign ministry said in a statement late on Friday, according to AFP.