d rew ▁its ▁amb assador ▁to ▁Israel , ▁cit ing ▁" the ▁ind isc rim inate ▁and ▁grave ▁manner ▁of ▁the ▁latest ▁Isra eli ▁attack ". ▁Turkey ' s ▁president ▁Re cep ▁T ay y ip ▁Er do ğ an , ▁address ing ▁Turkish ▁students ▁in ▁London ▁in ▁a ▁speech ▁broadcast ▁by ▁Turkey ' s ▁state ▁television , ▁said ▁that ▁Turkey ▁would ▁recall ▁its ▁amb ass adors ▁from ▁Israel ▁and ▁the ▁U . S , ▁and ▁said ▁that ▁Israel ' s ▁action ▁against ▁Palest in ian ▁protest ers ▁was ▁" gen o cide ". ▁ ▁This ▁statement ▁started ▁a ▁diplom atic ▁row ▁between ▁Turkish ▁and ▁Isra eli ▁leaders , ▁causing ▁the ▁K ness et ▁to ▁propose ▁that ▁Israel ▁officially ▁recognize ▁the ▁killing ▁of ▁over ▁a ▁million ▁Armen ians ▁by ▁Ott oman ▁Turkey ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 2 0 th ▁century ▁as ▁an ▁act ▁of ▁gen o cide , ▁which ▁modern - day ▁Turkey ▁has ▁never ▁acknowled ged . ▁▁ 1 5 ▁May ▁Protest ▁organiz ers ▁declared ▁a ▁day ▁of ▁m our ning ▁for ▁those ▁killed ▁on ▁the ▁prior ▁day . ▁Fe wer ▁people ▁attended ▁protest s ▁at ▁the ▁border . ▁One ▁protest er ▁was ▁killed , ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁Gaz a ▁Health ▁Ministry . ▁▁ 1 6 ▁May ▁Several ▁houses ▁in ▁the ▁Isra eli ▁city ▁of ▁S der ot ▁were ▁hit ▁by ▁machine ▁gun ▁fire ▁from ▁Gaz a , ▁causing ▁damage ▁but ▁no ▁inj uries . ▁Israel ▁said ▁Ham as ▁cur bed ▁Gaz a ▁protest s ▁after ▁pressure ▁from ▁Egypt . ▁▁ 2