Turkish police fire tear gas and water cannon as pro-Palestine protesters storm US base

Turkish police fired water cannon and tear gas as a large crowd of pro-Palestine protesters attempted to storm the Incirlik airbase which houses US troops in the southern Turkish province of Adana. The demonstration was organised by the humanitarian aid agency IHH, calling for the base to be closed down following the outbreak of war between Israel and Hamas. The organisation’s president called on attendees not to attack the police, but said ’Our rage is huge. We cannot hold it in.’ The demonstration was organised ahead of Blinken’s scheduled visit to Ankara where he is expected to meet his Turkish counterpart, Hakan Fidan, to discuss the situation in Gaza Israel and Hamas at war: what we know on day 30 Pressure grows for Gaza ceasefire as Israel-Hamas conflict enters fifth week Israel and Hamas at war – live updates