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Turkey condemns ‘shameful assassination’ of Haniyeh, says Israel trying to ignite regional war
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, right, and Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh, shake hands during their meeting in Istanbul, Turkey, April 20, 2024. (Turkish Presidency via AP)
Turkey condemns the “shameful assassination” of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh — an ally of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan — the foreign affairs ministry says in a statement.
“We condemn the assassination of the leader of Hamas’s political office, Ismail Haniyeh, in a shameful assassination in Tehran,” the ministry says, adding that “this attack also aims to spread the Gaza war to a regional dimension.”
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