{"id":32478,"date":"2025-11-05T07:21:43","date_gmt":"2025-11-05T05:21:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ir-ia.com\/news\/?p=32478"},"modified":"2025-11-07T07:42:13","modified_gmt":"2025-11-07T05:42:13","slug":"turkiye-hosts-summit-of-arab-and-muslim-foreign-ministers-to-discuss-gaza-ceasefire-and-stabilization-force","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ir-ia.com\/news\/turkiye-hosts-summit-of-arab-and-muslim-foreign-ministers-to-discuss-gaza-ceasefire-and-stabilization-force\/","title":{"rendered":"Turkiye hosts summit of Arab and Muslim foreign ministers to discuss Gaza ceasefire and stabilization force"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Turkiye hosted a high-level summit in Istanbul, bringing together top diplomats from Arab and Muslim nations to address the fragile ceasefire in Gaza and explore the future of post-war governance under a U.S.-proposed stabilization plan.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Foreign ministers from Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Pakistan, and Indonesia attended the meeting. The gathering focused on sustaining the ceasefire, coordinating humanitarian aid, and establishing a framework for a Palestinian-led administration in Gaza once the conflict ends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Following the meeting, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said Israel had \u201cfailed to fulfill its responsibilities\u201d under the U.S.-brokered ceasefire plan by \u201cregularly violating the ceasefire\u201d and blocking the delivery of vital aid such as food and medicine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe do not want the genocide to restart in Gaza. We want the ceasefire to continue, and we want steps to be taken toward a two-step, permanent peace solution,\u201d Fidan said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He emphasized that \u201cthe pressure on Israel from the international society should be sustained,\u201d adding that Israeli strikes had killed nearly 250 Palestinians since the truce took effect on October 10.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Fidan said the Turkish position reflected a \u201cjoint view\u201d of the participating countries, underlining a rare show of unity among Arab and Muslim nations on the Gaza issue. \u201cAttacks that are trying to provoke Palestinians should end as soon as possible,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Fragile Ceasefire<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last week, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered a series of strikes after discovering that a body transferred by Hamas did not match one of the 13 captives slated for release under the ceasefire deal. The 24-hour bombardment that followed killed more than 100 people, including 46 children, according to Gaza\u2019s Health Ministry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Though Israel announced plans to resume the deal days later, airstrikes have not stopped. At least three more Palestinians were killed on Monday in separate attacks.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Palestinians gather as they carry aid supplies that entered Gaza through Israel, amid a hunger crisis, in Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip, on July 20, 2025. (Image Credit: Reuters\/Dawoud Abu Alkas)<\/sup><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Meanwhile, humanitarian conditions in Gaza remain dire. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reported that half of Gaza\u2019s households say food access has worsened since the ceasefire began. No aid convoys have entered the northern Gaza Strip via direct crossings since mid-September, according to OCHA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Gaza Government Media Office said an average of 145 aid trucks have entered daily between October 10 and October 31, only about 25 percent of the 600 trucks agreed upon in the ceasefire deal. Many residents continue to rely on limited local supplies, with fuel and medicine in critically short supply.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Debate Over an International Stabilization Force<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A major focus of the summit was the U.S.-proposed International Stabilization Force (ISF), a plan aimed at maintaining post-war order in Gaza and supporting a restructured Palestinian police force. The proposal envisions Washington working \u201cwith Arab and international partners\u201d to train and equip vetted Palestinian officers, in consultation with Jordan and Egypt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, the plan has generated uncertainty among regional actors. Further complicating the proposal is Israel\u2019s reluctance to accept certain foreign forces. Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar said last week that Israel would not accept armed Turkish troops in the Gaza Strip, raising questions about which nations could participate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Netanyahu also appeared to differ from U.S. President Donald Trump on the interpretation of the ISF. During a joint press conference in September, he insisted that \u201cIsrael will retain security responsibility, including a security perimeter, for the foreseeable future,\u201d implying that the Israeli military would maintain operational control even after the creation of the international force.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Turkiye\u2019s Position and Regional Consensus<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fidan emphasized that Turkiye and its partners sought a Palestinian-led framework for post-war Gaza. \u201cOur goal is to see Palestinians take charge of their own governance and security,\u201d he said, warning against any external arrangements that undermine Palestinian authority.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Minister of Foreign Affairs @HakanFidan<\/a> hosted the Ministerial Meeting on Gaza, in \u0130stanbul. Indonesia, Qatar, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Jordan and United Arab Emirates attended the meeting. pic.twitter.com\/fkOlDaGIa6<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Turkish MFA (@MFATurkiye) November 3, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote>