Turkey’s spy chief hosts Hamas leader, disarmament not included in summary

Turkey’s intelligence chief Ibrahim Kalin meets with Hamas politburo members in Istanbul, according to a senior Turkish official.

The Turkish official says the meeting covered the second phase of the Gaza ceasefire, but does not mention discussion of Hamas disarmament, a key piece of the ceasefire plan, in a summary of the meeting.

The official says they discussed “the importance of unity against Israel’s occupation and destabilization policies — aimed at setting the entire region ablaze, with Jerusalem at the center — and made clear that no fait accompli would be tolerated.”

The Gaza-based terror group and its Turkish backers discussed stopping Israeli attacks and removing any impediments to humanitarian aid in Gaza, the official says.

According to the official, the Hamas leaders and Kalin discussed “possible measures” in response to violence by extremist West Bank settlers and the building of Israeli settlements in the territory.