Turkey hosted foreign ministers from several Arab and Muslim states in Istanbul to press for enforcement of a US 20-point plan and discuss an international stabilisation force for Gaza. Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan accused Israel of "regularly violating the ceasefire" and said nearly 250 Palestinians have been killed since the truce began on October 10. Aid deliveries remain far below the agreed 600 trucks/day, with an average of 145 trucks recorded between October 10–31. Key questions persist over the ISF’s UN mandate and which countries Israel would accept.
Turkey Hosts Gaza Summit — Urges Israel to Halt Ceasefire Breaches and Allow Humanitarian Aid
Turkey hosted foreign ministers from several Arab and Muslim states in Istanbul to press for enforcement of a US 20-point plan and discuss an international stabilisation force for Gaza. Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan accused Israel of "regularly violating the ceasefire" and said nearly 250 Palestinians have been killed since the truce began on October 10. Aid deliveries remain far below the agreed 600 trucks/day, with an average of 145 trucks recorded between October 10–31. Key questions persist over the ISF’s UN mandate and which countries Israel would accept.
22:05, 03.11.2025Conflict
Turkey hosts Gaza summit and presses Israel to stop ceasefire violations
Turkey called on Israel to stop repeated breaches of a United States-brokered ceasefire in Gaza and to allow vital humanitarian assistance into the besieged Palestinian territory. The appeal came after senior diplomats from several Arab and Muslim states met in Istanbul to discuss a proposed United Nations mandate for an international stabilisation force (ISF) included in a 20-point plan put forward by US President Donald Trump.
Turkey convened foreign ministers from Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Pakistan and Indonesia for Monday’s talks. After the meeting, Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said participating countries shared deep concerns about ongoing ceasefire violations and obstructed aid deliveries.
“We do not want the genocide to restart in Gaza; we want the ceasefire to continue, and we want steps toward a two-state, permanent peace solution,” Fidan said.
Fidan said Israel had failed to meet its obligations under the US plan by "regularly violating the ceasefire" and by preventing food, medicine and other humanitarian assistance from reaching Palestinians in Gaza. Turkish officials cited nearly 250 Palestinian deaths since the ceasefire took effect on October 10, while Al Jazeera’s coverage documented at least 236 deaths in the same period.
Humanitarian access remains inadequate. A UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) survey found half of Gaza households reported the same or worse access to food since the ceasefire. OCHA also reported that in northern Gaza no food convoy has entered via a direct crossing since mid-September.
The Gaza Government Media Office tracked an average of 145 aid-bearing trucks per day between October 10 and October 31 — roughly one quarter of the 600 trucks per day agreed in the ceasefire deal.
Questions over the international stabilisation force
President Trump’s plan proposes creating an international stabilisation force to oversee security inside Gaza and to help train and support a vetted Palestinian police force, in consultation with Jordan and Egypt. But key details remain unclear: potential troop contributors await a precise UN mandate and legal framework, and it is not yet defined which countries Israel would accept as part of the force.
Israel’s Foreign Minister Gideon Saar said Israel would not accept armed Turkish troops, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stressed that "Israel will retain security responsibility, including a security perimeter, for the foreseeable future," indicating possible limits on the ISF’s scope.
Miroslav Zafirov, a former senior political adviser for the UN Special Coordinator’s Office for the Middle East peace process, told reporters the ISF must be defined by "very clear standards under international law" to be effective and to avoid operational confusion.
Fidan also warned the international community had perhaps "overestimated" Israel’s readiness to embrace a two-state path, saying Washington and others had based expectations on a misunderstood position.
The Istanbul meeting underscored the diplomatic and humanitarian impasse: participants urged sustained international pressure to protect civilians, secure uninterrupted aid access and clarify the legal and operational framework for any post-war stabilisation mission in Gaza.