Overview
- Qatar and Egypt urged a full Israeli pullout from Gaza and the swift deployment of an international stabilization force to shore up the fragile truce.
- Officials from Qatar, Turkey, Egypt and the United States are meeting to advance a next phase focused on disarming Hamas, a transitional authority and a stabilization mission.
- Turkey’s foreign minister said discussions continue on the force’s structure and potential contributors.
- Israel rejects any Turkish role and many Arab and Muslim governments are wary of joining a mission that could involve fighting Palestinians.
- Hamas negotiator Khalil al-Hayya said the group would place its weapons under a Palestinian authority if Israeli occupation ends and would accept UN separation forces to monitor borders and the ceasefire, while strikes in Gaza continue to be reported and only one hostage body reportedly remains.