The foreign ministers of the seven Arab and Muslim nations that worked with U.S. President Donald Trump for a peace settlement in Gaza, met on Nov. 3 in Istanbul to move forward on the 20-point plan of U.S. Donald Trump. This includes an international stabilization force in Gaza backed by these seven countries—that is, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Pakistan, Indonesia and Türkiye—and to be mandated by the United Nations. A Turkish Foreign Ministry source said on Nov. 2, prior to the meeting, that Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan would “emphasize the importance of coordinated action by Muslim countries for the ceasefire to evolve into a lasting peace.”
According to Al Jazeera, Fidan reported, after today’s event, that Israel has failed to fulfill its responsibilities laid out in the U.S. plan by “regularly violating the ceasefire” and preventing food, medicine and other humanitarian assistance from reaching the Palestinians in Gaza. “We do not want the genocide to restart in Gaza, we want the ceasefire to continue, and we want steps to be taken toward a two-step, permanent peace solution.... We do believe that the pressure on Israel from the international society should be sustained.” He noted that almost 250 Palestinians had been killed after Israel agreed to a ceasefire. He added: “Attacks that are trying to provoke Palestinians should end as soon as possible.”
It was the “joint view” of the seven countries, according to Fidan, that there be a post-war framework for Gaza, in which Palestinians ensure Palestine’s governance and security.
