The head of Turkiye’s National Intelligence Organization (MIT) Ibrahim Kalın discussed the latest developments regarding cease-fire negotiations between Israel and Palestine with the leaders of the Palestinian resistance group Hamas’s political bureau in Ankara on Friday.

Axar.az reports that the meeting touched upon several issues, including a permanent cease-fire in Gaza and concrete steps to be taken to facilitate the delivery of more humanitarian assistance to the ravaged Palestinian enclave.

Highlighting the constructive and positive attitude of Hamas in the negotiation process, the officials noted that Israel’s irreconcilable attitude and its additions to the U.N. Security Council-backed cease-fire proposal hinder the process.

The two sides also expressed concern about Israel’s attacks, leading to massacres in Gaza.