Talks Seek Gaza Truce; Hamas Agrees Admin Transfer

Turkey hosted a ministerial meeting in Istanbul of foreign ministers from Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Jordan, Pakistan, Indonesia and other states that urged consolidation of a fragile U.S.-brokered ceasefire, greater humanitarian access and support for a two-state solution. Participants pledged continued diplomatic coordination, humanitarian relief and reconstruction planning and said follow-up meetings and possible UN mandates would determine next steps. Negotiators in Cairo have reportedly agreed that Hamas will transfer administration of Gaza to a Palestinian committee and have discussed creating a technocratic interim administration that would include rival factions such as Fatah. Talks are also under way on deploying an International Stabilisation Force potentially under a UN mandate, though the force’s composition of Arab and international partners remains unresolved. Egypt is preparing to host an international conference on Gaza’s early recovery, reconstruction and development to mobilize funding and coordination, with Italy expressing support. Israel has opposed Turkish troops in Gaza while both Israel and Hamas continue to accuse each other of ceasefire violations, underscoring the fragility of the accord.