Erdoğan meets with sons of assassinated Hamas leader
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan received Abdul Salam and Hammam Haniyeh, the sons of Hamas Political Bureau Chief Ismail Haniyeh, who was recently assassinated in Tehran.
During the meeting, President Erdoğan offered his condolences to the Haniyeh brothers, expressing sympathy over their father's death, whom he referred to as a martyr.
The assassination of Ismail Haniyeh has stirred significant international reactions, and Türkiye's leadership has underscored its support for the Palestinian cause in the aftermath of the incident. (ILKHA)
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