The Hamas terror group condemns Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s meeting with Israeli President Isaac Herzog — without naming names.
“We express our sorrow over these visits to our brothers in Arab and Islamic countries, which we consider the strategic depth of our Palestinian people and their just national cause,” the terror group says.
Ankara has long supported Hamas, playing host to Hamas officials and even reportedly granting them citizenship.
In late 2020, Erdogan met with a Hamas delegation that included Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh and deputy leader Saleh al-Arouri — who has a $5 million US bounty on his head for terrorism
The Islamic Jihad terror group — whose main regional patron is Iran — issues a more full-throated denunciation of Herzog’s Turkey trip.
“This trip sidesteps the blood of Turkish martyrs who died for Gaza,” says Islamic Jihad, a reference to the 10 Turkish citizens who died during the 2010 Mavi Marmara incident.
As part of rapprochement efforts, Israel has reportedly asked Turkey to expel Hamas officials.
President Isaac Herzog (left) and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the presidential complex in Ankara on March 9, 2022. (Screen capture/GPO)
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