Turkey's action in condemning the martyrdom operation in Tel Aviv, which resulted in the death of three Zionists and the wounding of 15 others, was met with a sharp reaction from the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas).
Hamas Qassim, a Hamas spokesman, condemned the Turkish-Bahraini action, saying it was a "resistance" action by the Palestinians, which "is guaranteed by all international law."
According to the Ahwalnews website, Hamas called the attack "a natural and legitimate response to the escalation of the occupiers' crimes against the people, the land of Palestine, Jerusalem and the Al-Aqsa Mosque."
The Hamas statement reads:
We condemn and reject these convictions, which are alongside the occupation and its crimes against our defenseless people.
This statement emphasizes:
These regimes (Turkey and Bahrain) should be more in line with the positions of their nations, which support Palestine and its people and their resistance. We call on these countries to withdraw their condemnations and apologize to our people.
Earlier, the Turkish embassy in Tel Aviv claimed in a statement:
We condemn the terrorist attack on the night of April 7 in Tel Aviv. We are concerned about the increase of such attacks.