Overview
- Foreign ministers from Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Jordan, Pakistan and Indonesia are meeting in Istanbul to translate the U.S.-brokered October truce into concrete security and administrative steps for Gaza.
- Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan will press for rapid arrangements enabling Palestinians to oversee Gaza’s internal security and governance and for stronger humanitarian flows.
- Ahead of the talks, Fidan met senior Hamas negotiator Khalil al-Hayya in Istanbul to review the ceasefire’s status and aid delivery, according to the Turkish foreign ministry.
- Turkey argues aid entering Gaza remains insufficient and accuses Israel of failing to meet obligations under the ceasefire, as periodic violence continues to test the truce.
- Pakistan’s Ishaq Dar is attending with plans to urge full ceasefire implementation, complete Israeli withdrawal and Gaza reconstruction, while Islamabad’s potential role in a proposed stabilization force is still under deliberation with preference for a UN mandate.