CAIRO, Oct 8 (NNN-MENA) – Top diplomatic and intelligence officials from Qatar and Türkiye, are set to join the Gaza ceasefire negotiations in Egypt, today, as mediators push to end the devastating conflict.
Qatar’s Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, will travel to the Red Sea resort of Sharm El Sheikh to join the talks, the Foreign Ministry announced, yesterday.
Ministry spokesperson, Majed al-Ansari, stated on social media that, the prime minister’s participation comes at a “critical stage of the talks,” reaffirming the mediators’ determination to reach an agreement.
Simultaneously, Turkish National Intelligence Organisation Director, Ibrahim Kalin, is also scheduled to take part in the negotiations, Turkey’s semi-official Anadolu Agency reported.
Kalin’s involvement will focus on achieving a ceasefire, facilitating a prisoner exchange, and ensuring the delivery of humanitarian aid to the enclave.
The current round of indirect ceasefire talks between Hamas and Israel, mediated by Egypt and Qatar, began on Monday in Sharm El Sheikh.
The negotiations focus on a 20-point proposal, unveiled by U.S. President Donald Trump, after he met with Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu in Sept, at the White House.
The plan outlines a phased ceasefire-for-hostages deal, an Israeli withdrawal, a demilitarised Gaza, and international oversight for the territory’s post-conflict reconstruction and governance, which explicitly excludes Hamas.
Meanwhile, Egyptian President, Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi and his French counterpart, Emmanuel Macron, discussed recent developments on the Gaza situation yesterday, emphasising the need for an immediate cessation of hostilities, unhindered humanitarian aid, and an exchange of hostages and captives, according to a statement from the Egyptian Presidency.– NNN-MENA
