Overview
- At the Doha Forum, Turkish foreign minister Hakan Fidan said the first task for any international mission should be separating Israelis and Palestinians at Gaza’s border, with other steps to follow.
- Fidan argued that disarmament of Hamas should not come first, urging initial deployment of international forces alongside strengthened Palestinian policing.
- He said Turkey is ready to contribute personnel to a stabilization force, while negotiations continue with various countries on the mission’s format and scope.
- Fidan accused Israel of daily ceasefire violations and of restricting humanitarian deliveries, presenting these as reasons to move quickly on a stabilizing presence.
- Egypt’s foreign minister Badr Abdel Aty called for deploying international forces along Gaza’s “yellow line” to verify the ceasefire, referencing a U.S. plan backed by a UN Security Council vote of 13 in favor with Russia and China abstaining that foresees temporary oversight and a force coordinated with Israel and Egypt.