Istanbul, November 1, 2025: Turkey will host a meeting of foreign ministers from several Muslim-majority countries on Monday to discuss the US-proposed peace plan for Gaza, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan announced on Friday.
Speaking to reporters in Istanbul, Fidan said the meeting would “evaluate our progress and discuss what we can achieve together in the next stage.”
According to a statement from the Turkish Foreign Ministry, foreign ministers from Egypt, Indonesia, Jordan, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have been invited to attend.
The same group of ministers met US President Donald Trump on September 23 on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York, where the framework for the post-war governance of Gaza was first presented.
“A glimmer of hope emerged, offering a glimmer of hope for everyone,” Fidan said during a joint press conference with Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna.
The Turkish foreign minister said the Istanbul session would address key questions about the peace plan’s future.
“What are the obstacles to its implementation? What challenges lie ahead? What are the next steps, and what support is there for the ongoing talks with the United States?” Fidan remarked.
He also accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of seeking “a pretext to violate the ceasefire [in Gaza] and relaunch the genocide under the eyes of the whole world.”
Turkey had dispatched an 81-member disaster response team to Gaza a week ago to assist with search and rescue operations, but Fidan said the team was still awaiting Israeli clearance to enter the enclave.
The minister confirmed that Ankara was “working intensively” and that Turkey’s armed forces were in discussions about potentially joining an international stabilisation force tasked with overseeing the ceasefire.
However, Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar ruled out any Turkish involvement, citing Ankara’s adversarial stance toward Tel Aviv.
“It is not reasonable for us to let their armed forces enter the Gaza Strip, and we will not agree to that,” Saar said, adding that the Israeli position had been communicated to Washington.
