Turkey’s opposition chooses presidential candidate: Middle East update

Al Jazeera’s Middle East coverage this week has focused on Turkey’s upcoming presidential election, Israel’s latest raid in the West Bank, and the aftermath of the earthquakes that devastated Turkey and Syria. Many observers believe that Turkey’s opposition has its best chance yet of unseating President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who has struggled to maintain his popularity due to economic issues and criticism over the government’s response to the recent earthquakes. However, the opposition’s unity has been tested recently, with disagreements over their candidate for president. Meanwhile, Israeli forces killed six Palestinians in Jenin, including a Palestinian fighter accused of being behind a recent shooting that killed two Israeli settlers. The funeral of the fighter highlighted the growing divide between Palestinian fighters and the Palestinian Authority, with tear gas fired at mourners due to the prominent placement of a Hamas flag on the fighter’s body. Finally, a month after the earthquakes that killed over 52,000 people in Turkey and Syria, survivors are still struggling to rebuild their lives and homes.