Overview
- Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan received Khalil al-Hayya and his delegation in Istanbul and publicly reassured Ankara’s support for the Palestinian cause.
- Turkey pledged to step up humanitarian assistance to Gaza and said it will work to keep Israeli actions in Gaza, the West Bank and at holy sites on the international agenda.
- Al-Hayya briefed Fidan about conditions in the Gaza Strip and the occupied West Bank, alleging intensified settlement expansion and attacks on religious sites in Jerusalem.
- Al-Hayya presented Hamas as committed to a constructive role in peace talks and discussed efforts toward intra-Palestinian reconciliation during the meeting.
- Turkey’s hosting of the new Hamas leadership reinforces Ankara’s role as a regional interlocutor and could shape future aid delivery, negotiation channels and international attention to the conflict.