The two countries have had a bitter falling out in recent years, despite strong commercial ties, expelling ambassadors in 2018. Speaking to reporters after Friday prayers in Istanbul, Erdogan said Turkey had issues with "people at the top level" in Israel and that ties could have been "very different" if it were not for those issues. It is impossible for us to accept Israel's Palestine policies. "If there were no issues at the top level, our ties could have been very different," he added. Hamas seized Gaza from forces loyal to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in 2007, and the group has fought three wars with Israel since then.

Source: bd News24 December 25, 2020 11:37 UTC