Erdogan congratulated the Israeli president on the anniversary of the occupation of Palestine.
In a telephone call with his Zionist counterpart, the Turkish President congratulated the anniversary of the occupation of Palestine, which Tel Aviv calls “the anniversary of independence.”
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan spoke by telephone with his Zionist counterpart Ishaq Herzog.
According to I24 news agency on Monday evening, Ishaq Herzog congratulated Erdogan on this Eid al-Fitr phone call and congratulated his Zionist counterpart on what he called the “anniversary of Israel’s independence” in front of the Turkish president.
According to an official statement from the office of Israeli President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, he expressed hope that Eid would bring “happiness and peace and the approach of hearts in the region.”
The two sides also discussed over the phone the importance of a public dialogue and its continuation in order to maintain what has been called “maintaining peace and stability in the region.”
In another part of the statement, Ishaq Herzog thanked Erdogan and at the same time stated that cooperation with each other should continue for the benefit of both parties.
The Hebrew newspaper Israel Hume reported last week that Ankara had barred dozens of members of the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) from entering Turkey at Tel Aviv’s request.
Ankara and Tel Aviv have not had ambassadors since May 2018 – after Turkey ousted the Israeli ambassador on the pretext of escalating Zionist attacks on the Gaza Strip and former US President Donald Trump’s decision to move the embassy from Tel Aviv to occupied Jerusalem; But for several months now, relations between the two sides have been normalized, and Turkey and the Zionist regime are now trying to develop their relations in all areas.
On the eve of Herzog’s visit to Turkey, the Turkish daily Hurriyet reported that Ankara had been holding secret talks with a number of countries in the region for about a year and a half, with the aim of finding new accommodation for Hamas members. The report further stated that Ankara had informed Hamas that its military members would not remain in Turkey and that Turkey would not provide military assistance to Hamas; But Hamas’ political activities in the country will continue.
