Turkiye in discussions with Shin Bet over possible role in negotiations with Hamas 

The head of the Turkish intelligence service, Ibrahim Kalin, met with the director of the Israeli internal security agency, Ronen Bar, during a secret visit to Turkiye on Saturday. The two security officials discussed the issue of Israeli captives held in the Gaza Strip, Israeli website Walla reported yesterday. The website quoted “informed” sources, who said that the meeting between the Shin Bet head and Kalin was within the framework of “efforts to resume negotiations on a prisoner exchange deal”. The agenda included the possibility of Turkiye providing “assistance” in the issue. A senior Israeli official who spoke to Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper explained that Turkiye will not assume the role of mediator in a prisoner exchange deal between Israel and […]