“The process of re-appointing an ambassador to Türkiye was only a matter of ‘when and not if’,” said Irit Lillian.

“The challenges to the ties, saying that the biggest obstacle to the positive tendency seen throughout the year was the existence of a Hamas office in Istanbul. There are plenty of challenges, but from our point of view, one of the main obstacles is the Hamas office in Istanbul,” Lillian claimed.

In a sign of warming ties, Israeli President Isaac Herzog visited Turkey to meet with Erdogan in March.

On August 17, the office of zionist entity’s Prime Minister Yair Lapid announced that the entity and Turkey had decided to restore full diplomatic ties and will return ambassadors to each other's country. (ILKHA)