Israel, Turkey to talk detente in Europe — report

Israeli and Turkish officials will meet later this week in Europe to work toward a detente agreement, Israel’s Channel 10 reports.

The meeting is scheduled for Thursday between Israeli special envoy Joseph Ciechanover and senior Turkish diplomat Feridun Sinirlioğlu, according to the report, which does not name a location.

Officials in Jerusalem and Ankara have recently ramped up efforts to reconcile after several years of chilly ties. A bombing in Istanbul last month, which killed three Israelis and wounded several more, also deepened cooperation between the two former allies.

Talks over detente were held earlier this year in Switzerland. The sides are reportedly stuck over demands for Israel to ease its blockade on Gaza and for Turkey to stop acting as a safe haven for Hamas.