Arabic language Sky News reported that the head of Hamas’ Diplomatic Bureau, Khaled Mashaal, spoke with the Turkish government and said that Hamas had no hand or information regarding the abduction and murder of the three Israeli boys.
Mashaal asked the Turkish government to become involved in its plight and stop any Israeli attack against Gaza, and made it clear that Hamas is not interested in an intensification of tensions and respects accords reached at the end of Operation Pillar of Defense.