A senior Israeli security official has drawn a parallel between Turkey’s government and the Hamas militant organization. The minister shared a social media post featuring side-by-side photographs of Turkey’s president and Hamas’s leader, signaling a significant escalation in diplomatic tensions between the two nations.
This development follows Ankara’s announcement that it would suspend all commercial and economic ties with Israel, marking one of the most substantial economic responses in the ongoing regional disputes. The reciprocal measures highlight the deepening rift between former regional partners, with both governments taking increasingly firm stances against one another.
The public comparison by a high-ranking security official represents an unusual diplomatic approach, suggesting that Israeli authorities view Turkey’s recent policies as aligning with positions traditionally associated with militant groups opposed to Israel’s existence.
