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Documents discovered by the Israelis and seen by The Times newspaper reveal Hamas plans to set up a secret base in Türkiye where they could plan attacks against Israeli targets in neighbouring countries. The files also suggest the terror group had plans to set up cells in other NATO countries to launch more attacks. According to reports it is not known if the cells had already been established in Türkiye before the October 7 attacks. According to the IDF, it found a document labelled “Founding a base in Türkiye” in the home of Hamza Abu Shanab. Shanab is chief of staff to Yahya Sinwar, who is Hamas’s leader in Gaza. According to the Hamas document it claims “there is no choice but to act with a major effort to establish military hubs which will be the base for special operations that can strengthen the forces of resistance militarily, diplomatically and morally. Therefore we suggest to establish a security branch abroad that will be capable of carrying out intelligence and military operations in the future.” The three-year plan found in the home of Shanab outlines a plan that would involve “setting up many military cells and safe houses in many countries.” It suggests the group also has plans to train military cells in different countries on the “practical planning of sabotage and assassination”. The document sets its sights on targets such as “officers and commanders in Mossad” as well as “influential Israelis” in the public eye. The plan, which also mentions how it would fund a base in Türkiye, also details ambitions of “sabotage of Israeli naval vessels” and “kidnapping”. The Turkish government has described Hamas as a “liberation group” and attacked Israel over its response to October 7 and the war in Gaza. On Sunday it was reported that President Erdogan of Türkiye said Benjamin Netanyahu, “has reached a level that would make Hitler jealous with his genocidal methods”. Erdogan spoke in support of the terror group, which he claimed was “a resistance movement.”
Speaking at a press conference in Ankara he claimed more than 1,000 Hamas militants were being treated in Turkish hospitals. Erdogan also criticised the Greek prime minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis for the country’s decision to proscribe Hamas as a terrorist organisation. While Erdogan allows Hamas to operate offices in Istanbul, he denies the group carries out terrorist operations from Türkiye. According to The Times, intelligence sources say that despite his public support for Hamas’s political leaders Erdogan does not want Türkiye becoming a base for Hamas’s militancy. The Blog Tags Widget will appear here on the published site.
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Türkiye has expressed its support for outgoing Prime Minister Rutte as NATO chief. Sources within NATO report this.
Rutte was in Istanbul last week for a meeting with Turkish President Erdogan. Türkiye was one of the last four NATO countries that have not yet expressed support for Rutte. Türkiye's commitment is an important step in Rutte's ambition to become NATO Secretary General. Now only Hungary, Slovakia and Romania need to be convinced. Rutte needs that support, because to be appointed secretary general requires unanimous support from all 32 NATO member states. Visit Erdogan Last Friday, the outgoing Prime Minister travelled to Istanbul in a personal capacity. He bought himself a plane ticket for an injured scheduled flight. That same day he had a "very positive conversation" with Erdogan. The appointment of the new Secretary General was actually expected on April 4, the day NATO celebrated its 75th anniversary. Now that the unanimous support of the 32 countries is not so obvious, the decision is expected to be made no later than the summit in Washington, from 9 to 11 July. The Blog Tags Widget will appear here on the published site.
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