Tel Aviv — For almost two decades, Turkey has cultivated a relationship with Hamas - to the chagrin of some other countries in the region - but it won effusive praise from President Donald Trump in recent weeks for using those connections to help pressure the Palestinian militant group into reaching a Gaza ceasefire deal with Israel.

The central role that the Americans see for Turkey in advancing Trump’s peace plan, however, has left Israeli officials aghast. They consider Turkey to be too closely aligned with Islamist groups hostile to Israel and see it as a main competitor for influence across the Middle East.

Now, these clashing views - over what part Turkey will play in rebuilding Gaza and in participating in an international force to stabilize the enclave - pose one of the biggest

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