US Lawmakers Call for Classified Briefing on Turkey's Hamas Ties
US Lawmakers Call for Classified Briefing on Turkey's Hamas Ties
The Facts
Thirty-seven Democratic and Republican lawmakers have called on the Biden admin. to offer a classified briefing on Turkey's support for Hamas in response to reports that the group's leadership has relocated from Doha, Qatar to Ankara. Turkey is a member of NATO and a US ally.
The letter, led by Reps. Dan Goldman (D-NY), Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), Gus Bilirakis (R-Fla), and Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY), said that the reports of Hamas' move to Turkey "dramatically escalate existing concerns about Turkey's relationship" with the group, which is designated by the US as a terrorist organization.
The Spin
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