Report: Hamas considered sabotaging Israel’s relationship with Turkey in 2022
The terror group considered threatening Turkey with "massive (protest) marches and burning of the pictures of Turkey’s president,' according to a document seen by
Hamas’ leadership in Gaza considered sabotaging Israel’s relationship with Turkey in 2022, according to documents seen by The Sunday Times.
The documents were found by IDF during ground operations in the city of Khan Younis in southern Gaza where Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar is believed to be hiding underground.
“Turkey has been trying for a while to get close to the enemy for its own interests. Turkey doesn’t want to have a Palestinian environment which is hostile to its policy and doesn’t want to pay the price for normalising its ties with the enemy,” one document said.
The documents were written ahead of a meeting between Turkey’s President Erdogan and Israeli President Isaac Herzog in March 2022.
The documents, which were found on a computer, also suggested that Hamas threaten the Turkish government with “massive [protest] marches and burning of the pictures of Turkey’s president”, as well as meddling in the Turkish elections.
The document, written by Sinwar’s aide, said “some senior people” in Hamas were against such moves. The aide proposed that Hamas’ leadership demand £15 million from Turkey, earmarked education and health funds. Hamas would in return promise not to work against the Turkish government.
Turkey’s relationship with Israel has since then reached an all-time low, after Erdogan called Hamas freedom fighters, while accusing Israel of committing genocide in Gaza.
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