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Turkey to hold Gaza peace plan meeting for Muslim states

A ministry spokesman said ministers from Egypt, Indonesia, Jordan, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates had all been invited.

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Istanbul, Turkey
Sat, November 1, 2025 Published on Nov. 1, 2025 Published on 2025-11-01T08:04:10+07:00

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This picture taken from a position at Israel's border with the Gaza Strip shows smoke billowing during an Israeli strike on the besieged Palestinian territory on Oct. 30, 2025. Israel said it struck an arms dump in Gaza on Oct. 29, hours after the deadliest night of bombing since the start of a United States-brokered truce, warning it would continue to operate to take out perceived threats. This picture taken from a position at Israel's border with the Gaza Strip shows smoke billowing during an Israeli strike on the besieged Palestinian territory on Oct. 30, 2025. Israel said it struck an arms dump in Gaza on Oct. 29, hours after the deadliest night of bombing since the start of a United States-brokered truce, warning it would continue to operate to take out perceived threats. (AFP/Jack Guez)

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urkey will on Monday host a meeting of foreign ministers from Muslim countries to discuss a United States peace plan for Gaza, Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said.

Fidan told reporters on Friday that the Istanbul meeting would "evaluate our progress and discuss what we can achieve together in the next stage".

A ministry spokesman said ministers from Egypt, Indonesia, Jordan, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates had all been invited.

The foreign ministers of all these countries met US President Donald Trump on September 23 on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York.

"A glimmer of hope emerged, offering a glimmer of hope for everyone," Fidan said during a joint news conference with his Estonian counterpart Margus Tsahkna.

There were a number of issues that needed to be addressed at the meeting, he said.

"What are the obstacles to its implementation? What are the challenges to be faced? What are the next steps? What will we be discussing with our Western friends? And what support is there for the ongoing talks with the [US]?"

Fidan accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of "looking for a pretext to violate the ceasefire [in Gaza] and relaunch the genocide under the eyes of the whole world".

Turkey sent an 81-strong distaster response team to Gaza a week ago to help with search and rescue operations. But it is still waiting at the border for Israeli approval to enter the Palestinian territory, said Fidan.

The foreign ministry was still "working intensively" and its army was discussing the possibility of joining the international force to oversee the ceasefire, said Fidan.

But Israeli Foreign Miniser Gideon Saar said on Monday it would not be reasonable for them to let Turkey participate because of their "hostile approach" to Israel.

"So it is not reasonable for us to let their armed forces enter [the] Gaza Strip, and we will not agree to that, and we said it to our American friends," said Saar.

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