T\u00fcrkiye aims to take part in a “task force” overseeing the newly-agreed ceasefire in Gaza and the implementation of its articles, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday, as Ankara appeared to have emerged as a key player in both the negotiations and execution of the deal.<\/p>\n
A senior Turkish official separately told Reuters that the regional power will take part in a joint task force – alongside Israel, the United States, Qatar and Egypt – established to locate the bodies of deceased hostages in Gaza whose locations are unknown, according to Reuters.<\/p>\n
T\u00fcrkiye, which participated in the ceasefire negotiations in Egypt, has been one of the harshest critics of Israel’s assault on Gaza, calling it a genocide. Since Israel launched its attack on Gaza two years ago, the NATO ally has been involved in a largely indirect capacity in peace efforts but took a heightened role in recent weeks.<\/p>\n
“God willing, we as T\u00fcrkiye will take part in the task force that will monitor the agreement’s implementation in the field,” Erdogan said in a speech in Ankara, adding that T\u00fcrkiye will also contribute to the reconstruction of Gaza.<\/p>\n
He also highlighted T\u00fcrkiye’s role in the process, describing events leading up to the agreement – from the Gaza meeting at the United Nations General Assembly to his discussions on the issue with US President Donald Trump at the White House last month and a subsequent phone call last week.<\/p>\n
It was not immediately clear whether Erdogan and the senior official were referring to the same task force or whether it was a reference to a “stabilization force” per Trump’s plan.<\/p>\n
T\u00fcrkiye’s intelligence chief Ibrahim Kalin attended the talks in Egypt, where he conveyed Ankara’s views and guidance to Hamas on how to move forward, according to a security official, who added Kalin also held separate talks with all parties except the Israeli side. T\u00fcrkiye deems Hamas a resistance group.<\/p>\n
Erdogan has said that he explained to Trump how peace can be achieved in Gaza and that the US president requested Ankara’s help in convincing Hamas to accept his plan.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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