ISTANBUL, April 20 (Xinhua) -- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met on Saturday with Head of the Hamas Political Bureau Ismail Haniyeh in Türkiye's largest city, Istanbul.

The meeting, which commenced at 2:30 p.m. local time (1130 GMT), was held behind closed doors at the Dolmabahce presidential working office, as reported by the NTV broadcaster.

Both leaders were anticipated to discuss the ongoing Israeli attacks and the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip, as well as ceasefire efforts, the NTV added.

Haniyeh recently suffered the loss of his three sons in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza City on April 10. Enditem

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