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Israeli Minister of Diaspora Affairs and Combating Antisemitism Amichai Chikli on Friday sharply criticized Turkey after Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan\u00a0met\u00a0in Ankara with a Hamas delegation led by the terrorist group\u2019s new leader, Khalil al-Hayya.<\/p>\n

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In a\u00a0post\u00a0on X, Chikli accused Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdo\u011fan\u2019s government of becoming \u201cthe command center for Hamas\u2019s rapists and murderers,\u201d saying that the Islamist group\u2019s operatives live comfortably in Turkish hotels while planning terrorist attacks in Europe.<\/p>\n

\u201cErdo\u011fan and Fidan are Hamas,\u201d Chikli concluded.<\/p>\n

According to Turkey\u2019s state-run\u00a0Anadolu Agency, Fidan congratulated al-Hayya on his election as head of Hamas\u2019s Political Bureau and reaffirmed Ankara\u2019s support for what he described as the \u201cjust\u201d Palestinian cause.<\/p>\n

Fidan also reportedly told the Hamas delegation that Turkey would continue supporting Gaza and that he appreciated the role the terrorist organization has played in efforts to achieve peace.<\/p>\n

The meeting appeared to be al-Hayya\u2019s first high-level diplomatic engagement since he was elected Hamas political chief on July 20.<\/p>\n

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According to\u00a0Anadolu, al-Hayya briefed Fidan on developments in Gaza and Judea and Samaria, accused Israel of expanding communities and attacking holy sites in Jerusalem, and said Hamas remained committed to ceasefire negotiations and reconciliation efforts with other Palestinian factions.<\/p>\n

Turkish pro-government newspaper\u00a0Yeni \u015eafak\u00a0separately reported that Fidan reaffirmed Ankara\u2019s commitment to supporting the Palestinian cause through diplomatic, political and humanitarian channels.<\/p>\n

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Al-Hayya, 65, left Gaza before Hamas\u2019s Oct. 7, 2023, massacre and has since been based primarily in Qatar. He has led Hamas\u2019s negotiating team in ceasefire talks with the United States.<\/p>\n

In January 2025, al-Hayya described the Oct. 7 massacre, in which Hamas-led terrorists murdered some 1,200 people and abducted 251 others into Gaza, as \u201ca source of pride for our people \u2026 to be passed down from generation to generation.\u201d<\/p>\n

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