Türkiye Hosts Gaza Ceasefire Talks Amid Objections

Türkiye will host a meeting in Istanbul with foreign ministers from Egypt, Indonesia, Jordan, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE to assess the U.S.-brokered Gaza ceasefire and plan the next phase, Turkish FM Hakan Fidan said. A primary aim is to move to the ceasefire’s “second phase,” including an international stabilization force of U.S., Arab and European personnel to oversee Gaza security and train police. Washington has said participating troops must be ones Israel is “comfortable” with, and Israel has objected to Turkish participation, leaving Türkiye’s forces pending Israeli approval amid officials’ rejection over Ankara’s rhetoric. The fragile truce has been strained by Israeli airstrikes and accusations of ceasefire violations, and the Hamas-run Gaza Health Ministry reports at least 200 people have been killed since the ceasefire. Türkiye has dispatched an 81-person disaster-response team to Gaza and the Türkiye Diyanet Foundation will host an International Gaza Humanitarian Aid Summit in Istanbul on Nov. 11–12 to mobilize relief and reconstruction planning.