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Wednesday, August 6, 2025
Report: Hamas leaders in Turkey pushed group toward ‘complete veto’ in ceasefire talks
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleNava Freiberg is The Times of Israel's deputy diplomatic correspondent.
Hamas leaders based in Turkey played a key role in shaping the terror group’s hardened stance during the most recent round of ceasefire and hostage-release negotiations with Israel, Channel 12 news reports, without citing sources.
According to the report, mediators told Israeli officials that Hamas leaders in Turkey urged their counterparts in Qatar — both verbally and in writing — to impose “a complete veto” on negotiations with Israel, leading to the breakdown in communication cited by Israeli officials in recent weeks.
The network also points out that on August 1, at the height of the deadlock in talks, senior Hamas leaders in Qatar traveled to Turkey for meetings with fellow leaders and the Turkish foreign minister.
Minister of Foreign Affairs @HakanFidan met with the Hamas delegation headed by Muhammad Darwish, the Head of Hamas Shura Council, in İstanbul. pic.twitter.com/nKsUKooncz
— Turkish MFA (@MFATurkiye) August 1, 2025
Channel 12 adds that the cabinet’s expected approval tomorrow of a plan to fully occupy the Gaza Strip is partly intended to pressure Hamas in light of this breakdown in talks.
The Times of Israel Community.