from Daily Sabah
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz, who often uses social media to lash out at Türkiye’s leadership and Hamas, drew condemnation from Turkish officials on Sunday over a social media post.
Burhanettin Duran, head of Türkiye’s Communications Directorate, said in a social media post that Katz’s presumptuous message was “an indicator of the political desperation he is in ahead of upcoming elections in Israel.”
Katz shared a photo of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh with President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and another of Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan with current Hamas political bureau chief Khalil al-Hayya, a photo taken during al-Hayya's visit to Ankara on Friday. The photos were accompanied by an image purportedly depicting the gates of Hell. Katz wrote that al-Hayya would be “next” to be “sent to hell” and accused Erdoğan of rolling out the red carpet for what he called “murderers.”
Türkiye views Hamas as a resistance movement and has been a staunch supporter of the Palestinian cause amid Israel’s ongoing killing of tens of thousands of civilians in Gaza and beyond since October 2023...
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