ANKARA — A day after the killing of Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar was confirmed, Turkish International Minister Hakan Fidan met with the militant group’s political leaders, together with Mohammad Darwish, the pinnacle of the Hamas Shura Council, in Istanbul to debate efforts to realize a cease-fire.
Israel introduced the killing of the Hamas chief and mastermind of the Oct. 7 assaults on Thursday. On Friday, Khalil al-Hayya, the deputy chair of Hamas’ political bureau, confirmed the killing of Sinwar in a televised speech. Sinwar “met his finish standing courageous, together with his head held excessive,” Hayya stated.
Through the assembly, Fidan expressed Turkey’s condolences over Sinwar’s killing, the Turkish International Ministry stated in an announcement.
The events mentioned the most recent standing of negotiations aimed toward attaining a cease-fire settlement that will allow the discharge of hostages that the militant group is maintaining in Gaza and Palestinians prisoners in Israeli prisons, based on the Turkish readout. The reconciliation efforts between rival Palestinian teams had been additionally addressed within the assembly, the ministry stated.
Fidan additionally vowed that Turkey would “use all diplomatic means to mobilize the worldwide group towards the humanitarian disaster in Gaza,” based on the readout.
Along with Darwish, Hamas’ Doha-based political wing members Hayya, Mousa Abu Marzouk and Zaher Jabarin attended the assembly, a picture launched by the ministry confirmed.
The assembly coincided with Iranian International Minister Abbas Araghchi’s go to to Turkey. He’s set to have a bilateral assembly with Fidan on Saturday.
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