Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan on Monday held a call with Ismail Haniyeh, leader of the Palestinian militant group Hamas, a ministry source said, adding the two discussed the release of civilian prisoners held by the group.
on the release of the prisoners. Monday's call marks the first official announcement of contact between Ankara and Hamas, whose members Turkey has hosted for years.
Turkey has backed Palestinians in the past, while supporting a two-state solution to the decades-old conflict with Israel. It has offered to mediate the conflict and sent Earlier on Monday, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan spoke to his Iranian counterpart Ebrahim Raisi, as well as the Greek and British prime ministers to discuss ways to end the conflict and worsening humanitarian crisis in Gaza, his office said.
Fidan, who also spoke to his Russian and Omani counterparts on Monday, will visit Lebanon on Tuesday, before going to Jeddah on Wednesday for an Organisation of Islamic Cooperation meeting, the foreign ministry said.
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