Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan says that more than 1,000 members of the Palestinian terror group Hamas are being treated in hospitals across Turkey, reiterating his stance that Hamas is a “resistance movement.”
Greece responded: “Let’s agree to disagree”
Speaking at a press conference after talks with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis in Ankara, Erdogan also says he was saddened by the Greek view of Hamas a terrorist organization.
Hamas has had an office in Turkey since 2011 when Turkey helped secure the agreement for the terror group to free Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit.
The Iran-backed group is designated as a terrorist organization by a host of countries including Israel, the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia and Canada along with the European Union.
