Turkey’s Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan has said that Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territories is one of the primary causes of instability in West Asia, TRT reported.

Addressing a joint news conference on Saturday with his Egyptian counterpart Sameh Shoukry in Istanbul, Fidan said the Palestine issue may trigger global issues. 

He added, “Cooperation between Egypt and Turkey is extremely beneficial for our peoples and region.”

Egyptian Foreign Minister Shoukry stressed the need to open Israeli crossings with the besieged Gaza.

“We demand that the six Israeli crossings with Gaza be opened to humanitarian aid,” said Shoukry.

The Egyptian official stressed that the “failure to do so violates international law.”

Shoukry said that “since the beginning of the Israeli war in Gaza, Israeli hurdles persisted.”