hosted representatives from Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Pakistan and Indonesia on Monday to discuss the future of Gaza as the between Israel and Hamas holds into its third week.
“Our principle is that Palestinians should govern the Palestinians and ensure their own security, the international community should support this in the best possible way — diplomatically, institutionally and economically,” Turkey’s Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said.
“Nobody wants to see a new system of tutelage emerge,” he told a news conference.
Fidan demanded that stop its continued regular violations of the truce with and guarantee that humanitarian aid organizations are given access to Palestinians trapped in .
Among the issues discussed at the Istanbul meeting was the creation of an international stabilization force. Fidan said decisions on whether to send Turkish troops to watch over the truce will be weighed against progress at the UN regarding a mandate for the peacekeeping force.
Turkey has been one of the sharpest critics of Israeli military action in response to the Hamas terror attack on October 7, 2023, and has accused Israeli leaders of looking for “excuses” to attack Hamas.
Israel has said it does not want Turkish troops deployed to Gaza and made clear that it must be allowed to protect itself against terrorists in the enclave.
Still, in the peace process in Gaza, helping forward the effort to bring about a lasting ceasefire.
On Monday, Turkish President , railed against Israel’s “very poor [ceasefire] record.”
The current ceasefire plan foresees an international force take control of the enclave as Israeli troops pull back.
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