Gaza premier Ismail Haneyya has said that the blood of martyrs aboard the Turkish Marmara aid ship had changed the conditions of the Israeli siege on the Gaza Strip.
He said during a reception of a Turkish delegation on Sunday that the Israeli attack on Marmara and the Turkish nationals who fell as a result led to positive changes in the siege saga.
Haneyya praised the Turkish positions toward the Palestine cause especially in recent years and lauded Turkish premier Recep Erdogan for his “great stands” toward the Palestinian people in various platforms.
The premier hailed the Turkish aid in the field of education in Gaza, pointing to the building of a teaching hospital affiliated with the Islamic University in Gaza.
For his part, the head of the Turkish delegation the deputy chairman of the Turkish council for higher education said that his country would always remain supportive of the Palestinian people.
