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Hamas' Haniyeh, Turkish PM discuss Palestinian developments

Ismail Haniyeh held a phone conversation on Monday with Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu.

30.03.2015 - Update : 30.03.2015
Hamas' Haniyeh, Turkish PM discuss Palestinian developments

GAZA CITY, Palestine

Hamas deputy chief Ismail Haniyeh held a phone conversation on Monday with Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu to discuss recent developments in the Palestinian arena.

Talks tackled inter-Palestinian reconciliation, the reconstruction of the Gaza Strip and the crisis of Hamas-appointed civil servants, Hamas said in a Monday statement.

According to the statement, the two sides also discussed Turkish aid to Gaza, the Gaza Strip's border crossings and the proposed establishment of a water corridor for the blockaded enclave.

During the conversation, Davutoglu pledged to meet with Palestinian Prime Minister Rami al-Hamdallah in hopes of "making a breakthrough" in various files.

Hamas accuses Hamdallah's unity government of failing to shoulder its responsibilities vis-à-vis the Gaza Strip since it was drawn up last summer.

One of the sticking points is the payment of Hamas-appointed civil servants, whose salaries the unity government refuses to pay.

The Gaza Strip continues to reel under an eight-year Israeli blockade, which has badly affected the livelihoods of most Gazans.

Israel waged a 51-day military onslaught on the blockaded strip last summer, which killed more than 2,160 Palestinians and injured nearly 11,000.

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