Turkiye hosts summit on Gaza, says Israel must stop ceasefire violations

Turkey has urged Israel to halt its repeated violations of the United States’ ceasefire in Gaza and allow for urgent humanitarian assistance to enter the troubled Palestinian enclave.

Following a meeting with senior diplomats from various Arab and Muslim nations in Istanbul on Monday to discuss a UN mandate for an international stabilization force in Gaza, as suggested in US President Donald Trump’s 20-point plan to put an end to the conflict, Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan made the statement.

At the summit, Turkiye hosted the foreign ministers of Indonesia, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Pakistan, and Jordan.

After the meeting, Fidan claimed that Israel has “regularly violated the ceasefire” and prevented Palestinians in Gaza from receiving food, medicine, and other humanitarian aid as a result of “regularly violating the US plan.”

We want the ceasefire to be in effect, the genocide to stop in Gaza, and there should be a two-step, permanent peace solution, according to Fidan.

According to him, “We do think that the international community should continue to put pressure on Israel,” noting that nearly 250 Palestinians have died as a result of Israeli attacks since the ceasefire ended on October 10. At least 236 of these deaths have been tracked by Al Jazeera’s own coverage.

The top diplomat from Turkey emphasized that his country wants to see a post-war pact between Palestine and Palestine. He added that the comments reflected the “joint view” of the nations present at the summit on Monday.

He urged that any offensives against Palestinians be stopped as soon as possible.

ceasefire is teetering.

The meeting on Monday was held as a result of Israeli attacks on Gaza and an ongoing blockade of humanitarian supplies, including food and medicines.

After discovering that one of the 13 captives that Hamas had taken from Israel as part of the ceasefire agreement, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered a strike operation across Gaza last week. In less than 24 hours, more than 100 people were killed, including 46 children.

Israel’s attacks continue, with three more fatalities reported on Monday, despite its promise on Wednesday to resume the deal.

According to a UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) survey released this week, half of Gaza’s households reported seeing the same or worsening food access since the ceasefire. Since mid-September, no food aid convoy has crossed the border into the north via a direct crossing, according to OCHA.

Just a quarter of the 600 trucks authorized by the ceasefire agreement were tracked by the Gaza Government Media Office, which reported an average of 145 aid-bearing trucks entering the Gaza Strip every day between October 10 and October 31.

Nothing is “clear” about the Gaza mandate.

A so-called international stabilization force (ISF), an international organization designed to oversee security inside Gaza, was suggested in Trump’s Gaza deal. According to the plan, the US would “work with Arab and international partners” to “train and support vetted Palestinian police forces in Gaza” after consulting with Jordan and Egypt.

As potential participants in the UN Security Council’s detailed definition and requirements are still a mystery, Al Jazeera’s Sinem Koseoglu reported from Istanbul.

What “international partners” would Israel permit joining the ISF would complicate matters even more. Gideon Saar, Israel’s foreign minister, said last week that Israel would not accept the presence of armed Turkish forces, posing questions about the availability of or rejection of peacekeepers.

Even as he consented to the plan, Netanyahu’s attitude appeared to diverge from Trump’s. The Israeli prime minister stated to reporters that “Israel will continue to bear security responsibility, including a security perimeter, for the foreseeable future,” during a press conference with Trump.

Former UN Special Coordinator’s Office for the Middle East Peace Process senior political advisor Miroslav Zafirov claimed that in order for ISF to operate effectively, it must be defined under “very clear standards under international law.”

Zafirov claimed that there are too many questions unanswered in the peace proposal.

Foreign Minister of Turkiye Fidan claimed that the international community had “overestimated” Israel’s willingness to support a two-state solution.

Source: Aljazeera