According to diplomatic sources in the Middle East, Turkey's role in reaching the Gaza agreement was decisive. The source stated that Ankara both directly intervened in the negotiations and exerted serious pressure on Hamas.
Referring to the source, the editorial office reports that the intensive contacts between Turkish intelligence and Hamas resolved the deadlock in the negotiations and ensured an agreement between the parties. According to the source, the Turkish side promised US President Donald Trump that it would secure a 'comprehensive and lasting agreement'.
According to i24 News writer Bedrettin Bölükbaşı, it was as a result of this pressure from Turkey that Hamas agreed to the main points of Trump's Gaza plan. Ankara guaranteed that both the surviving hostages and the bodies of those who died would be handed over simultaneously.