Turkish, Qatari and Egyptian officials met in Cairo on Wednesday to discuss the second phase of the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.
According to reports, the meeting was attended by the heads of the Turkish and Egyptian intelligence services, as well as the Prime Minister of Qatar.
“During the meeting [they] also agreed to continue to strengthen coordination and cooperation with the Civil-Military Coordination Center to remove all obstacles to ensure the continuity of the ceasefire and prevent further violations. a Turkish source told Reutersadding that they also discussed countering Israeli ceasefire violations.
US-backed aid group ends mission in Gaza after defying Hamas threats and UN criticism
Red Cross personnel wait to head to an area within the so-called “yellow line” where Israeli forces withdrew under the ceasefire in Gaza City on November 12, 2025. (Dawoud Abu Alkas/Reuters)
Despite Hamas and Israel accusing each other of violating the US-brokered agreement, the mediators still want to move to the next phase.
The second phase of the agreement includes the deployment of an international stabilization force and the development of an international body to govern Gaza. It also includes the disarmament of Hamas. Moreover, Israel will move further from the so-called ‘yellow line’ before international forces take over The times of Israel.
An Israeli soldier looks at destroyed buildings as seen from a guard position at an Israeli military outpost within the borders of the ‘yellow line’ in the Shujaiya neighborhood in the eastern part of Gaza City in the Gaza Strip on November 5, 2025. (Nir Elias/Reuters)
IDF ANNOUNCES TRANSFER OF DECEASED ISRAELI HOSTAGES VIA RED CROSS
On Tuesday, Israel returned the bodies of fifteen Palestinians in exchange for the remains of Israeli hostage Dror Or. Israel has said that Or and his wife, Yonat Or, were killed during the October 7, 2023, attacks on Kibbutz Be’eri.
The Hostages and Missing Families Forum said in a statement that when their house caught fire, Dror and Yonat evacuated their children through a safe room window, saving their lives. The couple separated in an attempt to escape, but they were both killed by the terrorists. Two of their children, Noam and Alma, were taken hostage.
On November 25, 2023, Noam and Alma were released in the first hostage situation, exactly two years before their father’s remains were to be returned to Israel.
This undated photo provided by the Hostages and Missing Families Forum shows Israeli hostage Dror Or, who was kidnapped and taken to Gaza during the Hamas attack on October 7, 2023. (Hostages and Missing Families Forum via AP)
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The remains of two hostages – an Israeli, Ran Gvili, and a Thai national, Sudthisak Rinthalak – remain in Gaza.
Hamas has committed to upholding its end of the deal and returning both, but gave no timeline on when that might happen, according to The Associated Press.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
