Lthe leader of the Palestinian cause will be my guest this weekend”said Erdogan before the members of his Justice and Development Party (AKP, Islamic-conservative) in the Parliament.
The head of state did not specify the location of the meeting, but, according to the private television channel NTV, it will be held on Saturday in Dolmabahçe Palace in Istanbul.
It comes after Qatar, one of the mediators in the conflict between Israel and Hamas, acknowledged on Wednesday that the talks were aimed at ending hostilities in Gaza and freeing Israeli hostages “tread”.
“Even if only I, Tayyip Erdogan, remain, I will continue as long as God gives me life to defend the Palestinian struggle and be the voice of the oppressed Palestinian people”launched by the Turkish president, once again describing Hamas as “resistance group”.
The head of state, who has intensified his invective against Israel since October, assessed the Israelis “surpassed Hitler” by being guilty of death “14,000 innocent children” in the Gaza Strip.
His last tête-à-tête in Turkey with Mr. Haniyeh, who lives in Qatar, dates from the summer of 2023: the Hamas leader was received at the presidential palace in Ankara on July 26 at the same time as the president of the Palestinian Authority, Mahmoud Abbas.
Ismaïl Haniyeh has since met discreetly with Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan on Jan. 2 “in Turkey,” according to an official press release that did not specify the location of the tête-à-tête.
On April 10, Erdogan expressed his condolences to the Hamas leader, whose three sons and four grandchildren were killed in the Gaza Strip in an attack claimed by the Israelis.
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