Overview
- Foreign ministers from Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Pakistan and Indonesia will convene in Istanbul on Monday to review ceasefire developments and humanitarian needs, a Turkish ministry source said.
- Hakan Fidan is expected to call for prompt arrangements that put Gaza’s security and administration in Palestinian hands, according to the same source.
- Turkey plans to push for coordinated action by Muslim countries, accuse Israel of looking for pretexts to end the truce, and highlight that aid flows into Gaza remain insufficient.
- On Saturday, Fidan met Hamas political bureau member Khalil al-Hayya in Istanbul, with discussions focused on the ceasefire’s status and humanitarian access, the Turkish foreign ministry said.
- Israeli authorities said partial remains transferred by Hamas were not those of any hostages, as the truce has so far seen 20 hostages released alive and 17 sets of remains returned, with about 11 bodies believed to still be in Gaza; Israel has also rejected any deployment of Turkish armed forces in Gaza under the U.S. plan.