Hamas political leaders have left Qatar and have moved to Turkey, Kan News reported on Sunday night, following reports earlier this month that Qatar has ordered Hamas leaders to leave the country.
The report quoted an Israeli official who said that Hamas officials flew to Turkey “in recent days.”
According to the report, the move is expected to affect negotiations for the release of Israeli hostages in Gaza. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who viciously turned against the Jewish state following October 7, told the media last week that Turkey has cut all ties with Israel.
Prior to October 7, Erdogan had launched efforts to repair ties with Israel and under pressure from Jerusalem, took steps to expel members of Hamas’s military wing from the country.
Last week, Kan reported that the US, who pressured Qatar to expel Hamas leaders, conveyed a message to Turkey not to accept the Hamas leaders. A US official told Kan that Hamas leaders are not welcome in any country that is a partner of the US.
(YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)
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Turkey needs to be designated as a state sponsor of terror
turkey is a member of NATO and should be warned they will be thrown out if they keep hamas
Read..
Qatar knows there is a new sheriff in town and they can’t harbor hamas.. turkey evidently doesn’t care.
Time to expell Turkey from NATO.
“A US official told Kan that Hamas leaders are not welcome in any country that is a partner of the US.”
Good. Now make good on your warnings and have Turkey tossed from NATO. No place for such a country under Erdogan as leader.
Correction:
Turkey has been viciously turning on Israel for years already. They have bipolar under Erdogan. They attack Israel, cut ties etc and then come running back when they want Israel for its economic strength and business. That was the last cycle event prior to 10/7. Time to say goodbye to these idiots forever (at least until Erdogan is ousted as leader).
How about an airstrike to take out erDOGan?
Bad choice
Unless Turkey is looking for Sanctions for protecting Chief Terrorist.