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A Turkish Perspective on the Gaza War: "What Victory Is This?"

(Ynet News) Itamar Eichner - Turkish news outlet 10Haber reported on Tuesday that a Hamas delegation arrived at the headquarters of Turkey's National Intelligence Organization (MIT) in Istanbul on the morning of Oct. 7. As news of the assault on Israel unfolded, members of the Hamas delegation reportedly shouted "Allahu Akbar" and celebrated, while Turkish officials present remained silent. A senior Turkish intelligence officer asked the Hamas delegates: "You've gone 1-0 against Israel, but...understand that Israel won't leave the score at 1-1....We know Netanyahu and Israel. They'll take it to 10-1, or even 12-1." The article's author continued, "Don't you see the devastation behind you? What victory is this? Do you never look at the balance sheet? 46,000 people are dead. More than 100,000 are injured, many of whom will live with those injuries - amputated hands and legs - for the rest of their lives. Over a million people have been displaced from their homes. 90% of Gaza's homes and workplaces are in ruins. Schools and hospitals have been flattened. Electricity is gone. You've lost all your regional allies. Your leadership has disappeared. Hizbullah, your closest supporter, is not even on its knees - it's flat on the ground." "Israel has entered Lebanon. Tons of bombs fall daily on your allies in Yemen. Assad, the only leader who supported you militarily, has fled. His successors now say, 'We won't allow further actions against Israel from Syria.' Your entire leadership team has been killed. Two, even three future generations have been destroyed. Yet you stand there making victory signs. What kind of victory is this?" "Why did you brutally murder 1,200 people - young and old, men and women - including those enjoying a music festival? Why did you abduct hundreds, causing dozens to die underground?...Let us be clear: the fingers that yesterday pointed at Israel will now point at Hamas....Anyone seeking true peace in Gaza must now deliver the necessary message to these reckless individuals who make victory signs."
2025-01-23 00:00:00
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