Hamas planned to establish a secret base in Turkey to co-ordinate attacks against Israeli targets in Nato member states, files captured by the IDF have revealed.
The documents, captured as Israeli troops continue to move through Gaza, were headed: “Founding a base in Turkey”.
It was discovered at the home of top Hamas official Hamza Abu Shanab and described efforts by Israel to clamp down on the Gaza Strip over the past decade.
According to The Times, the author of the document wrote: “There is no choice but to act with a major effort to establish military hubs which will be the base for special operations that can strengthen the forces of resistance militarily, diplomatically and morally.
The documents, captured as Israeli troops continue to move through Gaza, were headed: “Founding a base in Turkey”
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“Therefore we suggest to establish a security branch abroad which will be capable of carrying out intelligence and military operations in the future.”
The documents suggest Hamas had a three-year plan to establish “military cells and safe houses in many countries”.
The terror group hoped this could springboard its efforts on both sabotage and assassination.
Officers and commanders from Mossad, Israel’s external intelligence agency, were top of the list.
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Ankara labelled the terrorist group a “liberation group” amid claims more than 35,000 Palestinians have died since Israel launched its campaign to obliterate Hamas.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan recently claimed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu “has reached a level that would make Hitler jealous with his genocidal methods”.
Erdogan has since confirmed more than 1,000 members of Hamas were being treated in hospitals across Turkey.
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GETTYDuring a press conference with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Erdogan expressed his disappointment that Athens proscribed Hamas as a terrorist organisation.
However, Erdogan enters into murky water as Hamas appears to have a foothold in the Nato member state.
Ismail Haniyeh, Hamas’s political leader who lives in exile abroad, openly met Erdogan in Istanbul last month.
Turkish authorities were forced to intervene when it emerged Hamas' cyberwarfare operations were based in Turkey.
Zaher Jabarin, who handles Hamas funding outside Gaza, is also based in Istanbul.
