
Türkiye announced that the Palestinian Authority welcomed the establishment of relations between Ankara and Tel Aviv, and that the Hamas and Islamic Jihad movements strongly desired that as well, as the country would better defend the Palestinian cause.
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu commented on the talks between President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Ankara, which started on Tuesday, stressing that the Palestinian Authority welcomed the establishment of relations between his country and Israel.