Doha: Turkiye will participate within the Gaza mediation talks in Doha, Qatar’s Overseas Ministry introduced on Tuesday, after U.S. President Donald Trump unveiled a 20-point proposal to finish the warfare.
Qatari Overseas Ministry spokesman Majed al-Ansari stated, “Turkiye now stands as a part of the US initiative” and confirmed that Ankara is collaborating intently with Washington.
He added that Hamas obtained the complete textual content of the American plan on Monday evening and has pledged to “responsibly look at” it earlier than sending a proper response.
Al-Ansari highlighted it’s “too early to invest on the end result” however stated Qatar is “upbeat” as a result of the plan is “complete”.
The Qatari spokesman additionally stated Doha was “content material” with U.S. safety assurances and accepted Israel’s apology over its September 9 airstrikes on the capital, which had targetted Hamas’s senior management however failed.
The U.S. plan has been welcomed by mediators and several other world leaders, because the warfare in Gaza continues to trigger heavy civilian casualties. Greater than 66,000 Palestinians are confirmed useless, with 1000’s extra trapped below collapsed buildings.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday praised Trump’s mediation efforts, saying he has performed a job in “halting the bloodshed”.
He reaffirmed Turkiye’s assist for the diplomatic course of, vowing to assist set up “a simply and lasting peace acceptable to all events”.
In response to the U.S. proposal, Hamas could be faraway from governing Gaza, its fighters could be granted amnesty or allowed to relocate to different nations, all 48 captives held hostage by Hamas be freed and humanitarian support would circulate into famine-hit areas.
Regardless of this, Israeli operations in Gaza proceed. The Israeli military pushed deeper into Gaza Metropolis with tanks on Tuesday, alongside new airstrikes throughout the territory.
Medical workers at al-Awda and al-Aqsa hospitals reported at the least 15 Palestinians killed by Israeli forces whereas ready for meals support at a distribution web site in central Gaza.
Al-Shifa Hospital within the strip individually confirmed the demise of one other youngster from malnutrition. Gaza’s Well being Ministry says hunger-related deaths have risen to 453, together with 150 youngsters.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu additionally issued an announcement on Tuesday that appeared to battle with Trump’s plan. In a video message, he declared the Israeli military “will stay in many of the Gaza Strip”.
Trump’s doc, nevertheless, guarantees that “Israel won’t occupy or annex Gaza” and guidelines out annexation of the occupied West Financial institution as a part of the framework for a future Palestinian state.
Qatar, along with Egypt and the US, has been central to ceasefire talks, internet hosting a number of rounds of negotiations in Doha over current months.