The former mayor, mentioned in the list of Hamas officials in Turkey asked to assassinate, contacted the US ambassador to Israel and called on him to impose sanctions

• Erdogan and Ismail Haniyeh // Photo: Reuters

MK Nir Barkat approached US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman this morning, calling on him to promote sanctions against Turkey, following the British Telegraph newspaper revealing that Ankara allows Hamas to operate on its territory and promote terrorist attacks in Israel without interruption. "Again, we have received confirmation that Turkey supports terrorism, And gives a warm home to Hamas and everyone who tries to hurt Israel, "Barkat wrote.

"Following the announcement, I spoke with US Ambassador to Israel this morning to David Friedman, and I intend to continue to work so that the United States leads a course of severe international sanctions against Turkey, which serves as a terrorist-support regime just like Iran," the former Jerusalem mayor continued. "The first I hear about this link, but this time we realized that the Turks were the ones who helped her. This time, too, it will not stop me from doing anything and working for the State of Israel."

Nir Barkat // Photo: Gideon Markovich

Remember, this morning the British newspaper revealed that the Hamas leadership in Turkey is operating without interruption, and is even planning attacks against Israeli targets, knowing the authorities. According to the publication, which is based on transcripts from Israeli police investigations, senior Hamas activists are using Istanbul to organize their offensive operations in Jerusalem and Judea and Samaria, including a failed plan earlier this year to eliminate former Jerusalem mayor Nir Barkat, former police commissioner Roni Alshich or Former MK MK Yehuda Glick.

According to the Telegraph, Israel has updated Turkey several times about Hamas activity in its territory, and last weekend Turkish President Recip Tayyip Erdogan met with Hamas political bureau head Ismail Haniyeh and Turkish intelligence agents who are in close contact with Istanbul activists. Erdogan noted: "We will continue to support our brothers in Palestine." Israeli sources said that in Turkey's contacts with Israel through the United States in 2015, it agreed to curtail Hamas' actions to plan terrorist attacks from its land, but did not consistently respect the agreement.

David Friedman // Photo: Oren Ben Hakon

Although diplomatic relations between Israel and Turkey continue in their order, the issue has led to hostility between the two countries. "Israel is very concerned about Turkey allowing Hamas terrorists to act on its territory, planning and carrying out attacks against Israeli civilians," the Foreign Ministry said.

The Turkish government is allowing Hamas operations in Istanbul, as Arab countries such as Saudi Arabia have begun to move closer to Israel. All this, despite the fact that the EU and the United States have declared Hamas a terrorist organization, and the United Kingdom defines Hamas' military wing as a terrorist group.

According to a report, one of Hamas's activists, Edham Muslim, phoned a telephone number and said: "This is Tarik from Jerusalem. I am in Istanbul and I came to eat as napa." 40 minutes later, he met with Zechariah Najib, a senior Hamas terrorist who told him that if he wanted to be recalled, he must eliminate an Israeli senior. The three proposed targets were, as stated, Nir Barkat, Yehuda Glick and Ronnie Elshich. Later, a Muslim returned to his home in Shuafat, Jerusalem, and tried to get a gun, but he was arrested by the GSS before he could carry out an attack.