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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Israeli military bulldozers have begun demolishing buildings in the West Bank city of Hebron on Friday, 23 October, following armed clashes with Palestinians that left two Israeli soldiers dead, according to the Israeli military.
Around 11,000 people joined a demonstration in Orléans on Saturday against the National Rally congress, according to the local prefecture.
Typhoon Champi swept past Taiwan on Saturday, leaving one person dead and more than 500 injured as strong winds and torrential rain brought down trees, cut power and disrupted transport across the island.
French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday described a deadly shooting in the towns of Trappes and La Verrière, west of Paris, as a racist attack and ‘a turning point’ for the country.
Israeli forces have maintained a tight closure on Hebron in the occupied West Bank for a second day, with Palestinian media reporting home raids, mass detentions and dozens of residents forced outside following a shooting incident the day before.
At least five people were killed and several others injured in overnight attacks across Russia and Ukraine on Sunday, 25 October, as officials reported strikes on residential areas and industrial facilities, while Moscow claimed to have targeted logistics infrastructure and a cargo vessel.
Protests against war and rising living costs took place in major Italian cities on Saturday, with some incidents of violence and clashes, a week after unrest erupted across the country.
Bulgarians are voting in a presidential election on Sunday as deadly drone attacks on merchant vessels in the Black Sea raise security concerns and expose divisions over the country's response to Russia's war in Ukraine.
Serbia is voting on Sunday as a mass student protest movement seeks to unseat long-time populist leader Aleksandar Vučić in the biggest challenge to his rule for more than a decade.
Portuguese police cleared a housing protest camp in Lisbon on Sunday (25 October), as new figures reveal house prices have risen 16.5 per cent in a year, the fastest increase in the European Union.
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