Istanbul Meeting Seeks to Shore Up Gaza Truce

Pakistan’s deputy prime minister and foreign minister Ishaq Dar arrived in Istanbul to join a Coordination Meeting hosted by Turkish FM Hakan Fidan with foreign ministers from Türkiye, the UAE, Indonesia, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Jordan and other Muslim-majority states to discuss implementation of the Gaza ceasefire and next steps. The meeting aims to shore up a fragile U.S.-brokered truce that is showing signs of strain amid resumed Israeli strikes and reported Palestinian attacks that have caused significant casualties. Pakistan said it will press for full implementation of the ceasefire, complete Israeli withdrawal from occupied Palestinian territory, unfettered humanitarian access, reconstruction of Gaza and revival of an independent Palestinian state based on pre-1967 borders. Meanwhile, eight Palestinian factions, including Fatah and Hamas, are holding closed-door talks on a possible technocratic postwar administration for Gaza and whether it would operate under the Palestinian Authority. Türkiye is leveraging diplomatic ties — including recent talks with a Hamas delegation — and is establishing a UNRWA office in Ankara to serve as a regional aid and coordination hub.