US EditionWitkoff to host new Gaza talks as Israel-Hamas ceasefire appears stalled
Steve Witkoff leads talks with Qatar, Egypt, and Turkey to advance Gaza ceasefire Phase 2 including disarmament of Hamas and troop withdrawals, officials said.
- Steve Witkoff, President Donald Trump's Mideast envoy, convenes officials from Qatar, Egypt and Turkey in Miami on Friday to push the Gaza ceasefire into its next phase.
- The U.S.-brokered truce took effect on Oct. 10, pausing over two years of war and enabling a first-phase exchange of hostages and prisoners, but the ceasefire has since stalled with accusations from both sides.
- • Officials say Phase 2 would involve an international security force, an internationally supervised technocratic governing body, disarmament of Hamas, and Israeli troop withdrawals, to be overseen by the international force.
- The meeting seeks to ease Gaza's humanitarian emergency as Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani urges urgent advancement to form a Palestinian civil administration amid scarce food and aid.
- High-Level regional participation includes Turkey's Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan and Qatar's prime minister, while Israel has expressed opposition to some participants, complicating Phase 2 talks.
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Today in Miami planned talks between Steve Witkoff and representatives of Qatar, Turkey and Egypt to discuss phase 2 of Trump's peace plan
Qatar and Egypt, which serve as mediators as well as guarantors of the ceasefire in the Palestinian territory ravaged by two years of war, have recently called for the transition to the next phase of the US President's plan.
by Claudia De Martino On 9 October Israel and Hamas signed a limited ceasefire agreement, which concerned the first phase of the Trump plan: the release of hostages and prisoners, the cessation of hostilities, the partial withdrawal of Israel and an increase in humanitarian aid in the Strip.The Trump plan was then approved in another document, United Nations Security Council Resolution 2803 of 17 November, which authorised a transitional governm…
The next phase envisaged the disarmament of Hamas, the withdrawal of the Israeli army, the creation of transitional authorities and the deployment of an international force.
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