On Sunday October 5, Egypt, Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, Indonesia, Pakistan, Türkiye, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar issued a joint statement welcoming Hamas’s initial response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s peace proposal for Southwest Asia. Specifically, they commended Hamas’s willingness to release all hostages, engage in negotiations, and its readiness to hand over the administration of Gaza to a new interim body.
The statement also welcomed Trump’s call for Israel to halt its bombing of the Gaza Strip. These joint efforts “represent a real opportunity to achieve a comprehensive and sustainable ceasefire, and to address the critical humanitarian conditions facing people in Gaza Strip,” it said.
