Israel not conditioning rapprochement with Turkey on booting Hamas

“We didn’t set a condition,” a senior diplomatic source said. “Certainly, in a very careful process of growing closer, there are gestures here and there.”

He noted that “we do see increased Turkish activity against terror in their territory.”

The remarks come as senior Turkish officials were set to meet with counterparts in Israel on Wednesday ahead of President Isaac Herzog’s planned meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan next month