Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan will host a meeting on Gaza in Istanbul on Monday, with the participation of foreign ministers from Arab and Islamic countries.
Turkish diplomatic sources stated on Sunday that the foreign ministers of the United Arab Emirates, Indonesia, Qatar, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and Jordan will participate in the meeting, which will discuss the latest developments regarding the ceasefire and the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip.
At the meeting, Fidan is expected to point out that Israel is fabricating pretexts to renege on the ceasefire and will emphasize the need for the international community to take a firm stance against Israel’s provocative actions.
The Turkish Foreign Minister is also expected to stress the importance of coordinated action among Islamic countries to ensure the ceasefire transitions into a lasting peace, and to declare that the humanitarian aid entering Gaza is insufficient and that Israel is not fulfilling its obligations in this regard.
The sources indicated that Fidan will emphasize that the continuous delivery of sufficient humanitarian aid to Gaza is a humanitarian and legal imperative, as well as the necessity of exerting pressure on Israel in this matter. The Turkish minister is also expected to emphasize
the need to implement arrangements that would ensure Palestinians assume security and administrative control of Gaza as soon as possible.
Fidan is also expected to address the importance of upholding the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people and the two-state solution, and to stress the importance of continued consultations and close coordination regarding the steps to be taken at the United Nations.
It is worth noting that the countries participating in Monday’s meeting in Istanbul also met at the leadership level with US President Donald Trump on September 23, during the high-level week of the 80th session of the UN General Assembly.
The ceasefire agreement ended two years of genocide initiated by Israel on October 8, 2013, which resulted in the deaths of more than 68,000 Palestinians and injuries to over 170,000.
It also damaged approximately 90 percent of the civilian infrastructure in the Gaza Strip, with initial losses estimated at $70 billion.
