The Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said in his meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Friday that the Egyptian initiative will not lead to a solution and that Hamas should reach an agreement where Israel power against the Palestinians is eliminated, reported "Asharq Al-Awsat".
Abbas requested Erdogan to convince Hamas to accept the Egypt offer. The Turkish prime minister replied that they are interested in a dignified ceasefire. The two agreed that "the Israeli aggression must be stopped unconditionally and return to the 2012 undrstandings".