Turkey’s Deputy Prime Minister Bulent Arinc said Ankara must launch talks with Israel to halt Israeli-Palestinian violence.

Speaking about Israeli air strikes, Turkish official called striking targets in Gaza inhumane, Hurriyet Daily News reported.

Milliyet newspaper says Turkish PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan had a phone conversation with Egypt’s President Mohamed Morsi regarding Gaza developments.

In his turn, Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu called Israel’s attacks a crime against humanity underscoring support to Gaza.