Both officials condemned Israel for its 'violence' and spoke of ways to obtain a ceasefire.

The Erdogan government openly supports Hamas in conflicts with Israel, providing funding and hosting Hamas officials.

As President Erdogan characterizes Israel as 'war criminals' and praises Hamas as 'freedom fighters,' the recently rekindled relations between the two nations are rapidly deteriorating.

Turkey will also host Palestinian Authority chief Mahmoud Abbas, who will fly to Ankara on July 25.

Israel and Turkey will restore full diplomatic relations and dispatch ambassadors for the first time in years.

'Dozens of people identified with Hamas in various circles have been deported.'

Turkey’s relationship with Hamas is unbecoming a NATO ally.

Runaway inflation and complicated relations with Russia may have forced a Turkish thaw.

President Erdogan insists that Hamas activity in Turkey is strictly political but Israel's security establishment is warning otherwise.

Professor Itzhak Shapira, a cardiologist, is deputy director-general of Tel Aviv's Sourasky Medical Center.

Turkish President Erdogan said that Israel's President Herzog may visit Turkey soon. Does this mean that relations between the two countries will improve?

With Arab countries now making financial and other agreements with Israel, Turkey finds itself isolated in the region and losing export markets.

How should Israel regard Erdogan's overtures for reconciliation? 

Israel is calling on Turkey to stop harboring Hamas, but it will take more intense pressure on Erdogan for that to happen.

Mordi and Natali Oknin are back home in Modiin.

'At the end of the day, Israel does have the upper hand. It’s created for itself alternatives to its relationship with Turkey,' said a foreign policy expert.

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett emphasized that the arrested man and woman are 'innocent civilians who have been mistakenly caught up in a complex situation.'

Nadav Segal from the Arab Desk of the Zionist watchdog Im Tirtzu said that the meeting indicated Erdoğan's goal is to increase his involvement in Jerusalem.

Hamas used to get Iranian weapons funneled through Sudan, whose former dictator loved Al Qaeda.

UK newspaper reports at last 12 senior Hamas terrorists are using Turkey as a base of operations.

Top Israeli officials slammed Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday for a series of comments he made smearing the Jewish state.