Turkiye has called on Israel to stop its repeated violations of a United States-brokered ceasefire in Gaza and let crucial humanitarian aid enter the embattled Palestinian enclave.Turkiye’s Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan made the statement after top diplomats from several Arab and Muslim countries met in Istanbul on Monday to discuss a United Nations mandate for an international stabilisation force in Gaza, as proposed in a 20-point plan by US President Donald Trump to end the war.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listTurkiye hosted the foreign ministers of Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Pakistan, and Indonesia at the summit.After the meeting, Fidan said Israel has failed to fulfill its responsibilities laid out in the US plan by “regularly violating the ceasefire” and preventing food, medicine and other humanitarian assistance from reaching the Palestinians in Gaza.“We do not want the genocide to restart in Gaza, we want the ceasefire to continue, and we want steps to be taken toward a two-step, permanent peace solution,” Fidan said.“We do believe that the pressure on Israel from the international society should be sustained,” he added, noting that Israeli attacks have killed nearly 250 Palestinians since the ceasefire took effect on October 10. Al Jazeera’s own coverage has tracked at least 236 such deaths.The Turkish top diplomat said his country wants to see a post-war framework for Gaza in which Palestinians ensure Palestine’s governance and security. He added that his comments represented a “joint view” of the nations that participated in Monday’s summit. Advertisement “Attacks that are t …
