Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan says that Hamas can only disarm once a credible Palestinian civil administration and a properly vetted, trained police force are in place.
Fidan told Reuters on Saturday that the group is ready to hand over governance of the enclave.
Speaking on the sidelines of the Doha Forum, Fidan said that expecting Hamas to disarm in the initial phase of the ceasefire deal without these foundational steps is neither “realistic nor feasible.”
He explained that the proposed police force would exclude Hamas members and be supported by an international stabilisation contingent, noting that Washington is pressing Israel over Türkiye’s request to join the force.
Fidan warned that if the international community fails to advance the ceasefire plan to its next stage, it would represent a “major failure” both for the world and for Washington, highlighting that U.S. President Donald Trump had personally championed the initiative.
Israel had said in October that it will not allow Turkish troops to take part in an international force proposed by the US to oversee the ceasefire in Gaza.
"Countries that want or are ready to send armed forces should be at least fair to Israel," Israeli foreign minister Gideon Sa'ar said at a press conference in Budapest.
Türkiye once had strong diplomatic relations with Israel, though they have been at an all-time low over the war in Gaza, which was sparked by the 7 October 2023 Hamas-led attack on Israel.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has criticised Israel, and particularly Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, since the start of the war. He has accused Israel of genocide, which the Israeli government strongly denies.
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China’s national security office in Hong Kong on Saturday cautioned foreign media against spreading “false information” or attempting to “smear” government efforts in responding to the city’s deadliest fire in nearly 80 years.
The 2026 FIFA World Cup draw at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., has finalized the group stage for the tournament co-hosted by the U.S., Canada, and Mexico, setting the schedule and matchups for next summer’s expanded 48-team event.
French naval forces opened fire on a swarm of unidentified drones that flew over one of the country’s most sensitive military installations, the Île Longue submarine base in western Brittany, officials confirmed on Friday.
Wildfires swept through thousands of hectares of bushland in New South Wales, Australia, on Saturday, prompting authorities to issue top-level evacuation warnings for thousands of residents in the country’s most populous state.
The 2026 FIFA World Cup draw at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., has finalized the group stage for the tournament co-hosted by the U.S., Canada, and Mexico, setting the schedule and matchups for next summer’s expanded 48-team event.
Israel was cleared on Thursday to participate in the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest, a decision made by the organisers, the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), which sparked a major controversy.
Pakistan and Afghanistan exchanged heavy fire along their shared border late on Friday, a reminder of how sensitive the frontier remains despite ongoing diplomatic efforts.
Iran’s Foreign Ministry has strongly condemned the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) for its support of the claims by United Arab Emirates on three Iranian islands.
Chinese leader Xi Jinping accompanied French President Emmanuel Macron to Chengdu on Friday, a rare gesture seemingly reserved for the head of Europe's second-largest economy that highlights Beijing's focus on Paris in its ties with the European Union.
China’s national security office in Hong Kong on Saturday cautioned foreign media against spreading “false information” or attempting to “smear” government efforts in responding to the city’s deadliest fire in nearly 80 years.
Wildfires swept through thousands of hectares of bushland in New South Wales, Australia, on Saturday, prompting authorities to issue top-level evacuation warnings for thousands of residents in the country’s most populous state.
The 23rd edition of the Doha Forum commenced on Saturday in the Qatari capital, focusing on the theme “Justice in Action: Beyond Promises to Progress.”
A railway hub near Kyiv was struck during a large-scale Russian drone and missile assault, damaging the depot and railway carriages, the Ukrainian state railway company Ukrzaliznytsia reported on Saturday.
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