Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan hosted a Hamas delegation on Saturday evening in Ankara and discussed efforts for a ceasefire in Gaza, Turkish state media reported. Hamas's delegation was led by Muhammad Ismail Darwish, head of Hamas’s Political Council.
After Saturday's meeting with Fidan, Turkish and Hamas officials "called for increased international pressure to ensure the unimpeded delivery of food, medicine, and essential supplies to Gaza," state media TRT said.
Both Fidan and Darwish "strongly condemned" what they described as Israel's alleged efforts to "forcibly displace Palestinians."
The meeting also discusses the West Bank, with Turkey warning that Israel's "actions to cement the occupation have reached dangerous levels, posing a direct threat to long-term regional stability and peace efforts," TRT reported.
The two parties also called for Palestinian unity, and "efforts to foster reconciliation between Palestinian factions" were on the agenda of the meeting, according to TRT.
Turkey's official news agency, Anadolu Agency, added, "Fidan touched on the importance of unity among Palestinian groups and said that Turkey was ready to make every contribution to efforts in this direction."
Meeting between Hamas and Turkey's chief spy
Hamas's delegation, which included senior Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal, also met with the head of Turkey's National Intelligence Organization (MIT), Ibrahim Kalin, according to a statement released by the terror group.
According to TRT, the talks between Hamas and Kalin were "focused on coordinating humanitarian aid efforts and reinforcing international cooperation to address the dire conditions facing Gaza’s 2.3 million residents."
"The discussions also highlighted Turkey's readiness to mobilize further resources and diplomatic channels to expedite aid," TRT added.
During the meeting, Kalin reaffirmed Turkey's opposition to "any plans to forcibly displace the population of Gaza," with TRT adding that the meeting "reviewed the status of international initiatives aimed at securing a lasting and comprehensive ceasefire."
This meeting also reiterated Ankara's "rejection of Israel's expansionist policies and emphasized Ankara's commitment to opposing any attempts at occupation or annexation," TRT added.
"The delegation also addressed the occupation's crimes in the West Bank, particularly in Jerusalem and the Al-Aqsa Mosque, as well as the organized displacement operations carried out by the occupation army in the refugee camps in the northern West Bank," Hamas's official social media added.
Turkish parliamentary declaration
Earlier on Saturday, a joint declaration text in support of Palestine was accepted at a roundtable meeting proposed by Turkey's Grand National Assembly Speaker, Numan Kurtulmus, and was supported by 13 other parliamentary presidents, Anadolu Agency reported.
The joint declaration asked Israel's Knesset to "withdraw all laws and legislative initiatives that are incompatible with international legal obligations and to establish an immediate and permanent ceasefire."
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Palestinian National Council President Rawhi Fattouh attended the meeting where the declaration was signed.
The other parliamentary leaders present were representatives from Jordan, Qatar, Spain, Bahrain, Indonesia, Malaysia, Pakistan, Senegal, UAE, Algeria, Azerbaijan, and Egypt.
In their speeches, they gave a message of "common solidarity for Palestine," Anadolu reported.