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| September 4, 2016
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Turkey dispatches second humanitarian aid ship to Gaza

 

For the 2nd time since the Reconciliation Agreement with Turkey, a vessel carrying more than 3,000 tons of humanitarian aid is set to dock at Ashdod Port for a preliminary security inspection, before being trucked to Gaza.

By i24news

 

A ship transporting humanitarian aid left the Turkish port of Mersin for the Gaza Strip on Friday, the second such shipment since the reconciliation deal between Israel and Turkey was struck in June, Haaretz reports.

Photo taken on July 3, 2016 shows Lady Leyla, a humanitarian aid ship sent from Turkey to the Gaza Strip, docked at the Israeli southern port of Ashdod.

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| February 6, 2016
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REPORT: Israel Allowing Turkey Plan $5 Billion Gaza Seaport

 


According to a Turkish daily on Friday, plans to reconstruct  Hamas’ seaport began with a Turkish group meeting with Palestinian Authority & Hamas officials, as well as Israeli officials.

By Ari Bashar

 

In the midst of ongoing normalization talks with Israel, Turkey is planning to invest $5 billion in reconstructing the Hamas stronghold of Gaza including a seaport – which Israel has fiercely opposed due to the blatant threat of weapons smuggling.

Gaza & Turkey’s leaders – REUTERS

The Turkish Hurriynet Daily News on Friday reported that a team of the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB) announced the expensive rebuilding plan, which is being prepared by the Center for Multilateral Trade Studies at the Economic Policy Research Foundation of Turkey (TEPAV). Continue Reading »

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| September 8, 2015
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Turkey crusades Palestinian cause by rebuilding 9 Gaza mosques for Hamas

 

Bogged down in its domestic Kurdish insurgency, attacking rebel forces, Islamic State and dealing with Syrian refugees, Turkey’s ruling party AKP feels need to champion Palestinian cause to reflect its self-perception as defender of Islam.

By ARIEL BEN SOLOMON

 

The Turkish government has its hands full with the ongoing war next door in Syria and with its domestic Kurdish insurgency, yet it continues to maintain a foot in the Palestinian pie.

The Turkish government will begin rebuilding nine mosques that were damaged during fighting in the 2014 war in Gaza, the Hurriyet Daily News reported on Monday.

A Palestinian boy plays at a house that witnesses said was destroyed during Operation Protective Edge in the east of Gaza City.

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| November 29, 2013
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Turkey to cover fuel costs for Gaza’s utilities

Because of Egypt’s crackdown on Hamas’ smuggling tunnels, UNRWA begins to distribute fuel in Gaza in attempt to alleviate crisis.

By Reuters

 

Turkey will fund a purchase of fuel to provide power for emergency services in the Hamas-run Gaza Strip, including hospitals and idle sewage treatment plants, a United Nations official said on Thursday.

Palestinian youths carry empty containers standing in front of a mock petrol pump.

Palestinian youths carry empty containers standing in front of a mock petrol pump during a protest in Gaza City. — Photo: AP

Robert Turner, of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency that provides assistance to Palestinian refugees, said Turkey had pledged $850,000 that should allow emergency services to operate over the coming four months. Continue Reading »

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| March 27, 2013
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Palestinian Authority Against Turkish PM’s visit to Gaza

Senior official in the PA says that since Gaza is not an independent Palestinian state & Hamas is not the legitimate representative of the Palestinians,  diplomatic visits should be via Ramallah.

By KHALED ABBU TOAMEH

 

The Palestinian Authority is opposed to Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s intention to visit the Gaza Strip, a senior PA official in Ramallah said Wednesday.

Mashaal and Erdogan meet in Ankara

Mashaal and Erdogan meet in Ankara – Photo: REUTERS

“The Palestinian Authority leadership has informed the Turkish government that we are opposed to such a visit because it would deepen divisions among the Palestinians,” the PA official said. “The Gaza Strip is not an independent Palestinian state and Hamas is not the legitimate representative of the Palestinians.” Continue Reading »

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| February 11, 2013
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Israel gives ‘OK’ for Turkey to build hospital in Gaza

In a gesture to Turkey, Jerusalem permits entry of construction materials as part of easing of Gaza blockade

By JPOST.COM STAFF

 

Israel has authorized Turkey to transport construction materials into the Gaza Strip in order to build a Turkish-funded hospital in the coastal territory, Turkish daily Hurriyet reported on Monday.

Mashaal and Erdogan meet in Ankara

Mashaal and Erdogan meet in Ankara – Photo: REUTERS

According to the report, the hospital will be inaugurated within a year’s time, and the ceremony will be attended by Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

The Israeli government gave the authorization earlier this month after studying a list of materials the Turks were asking to import to Gaza.

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