Turkey, Hamas 'discuss second phase' of Gaza Strip plan

Steve Witkoff
US envoy Steve Witkoff says talks are ongoing to prepare for phase two of the Gaza Strip truce. -AP

Turkey's MIT intelligence agency chief has met ‍Hamas' negotiating team head Khalil ​Al-Hayya and discussed necessary ⁠measures to be taken for proceeding to the second phase of the Gaza Strip peace plan, ‌Turkish security sources ​say.

The sources, speaking on ‍condition of anonymity, said MIT chief Ibrahim Kalin met the Hamas delegation in Istanbul within the scope ​of the Gaza Strip ‌ceasefire agreement and they discussed steps to ​be taken to prevent what ‍they said were Israel's ceasefire violations.

They also discussed measures ​to ​be taken ​to resolve existing issues ​for proceeding to the second phase of the plan, the sources also said, without giving details.

Representatives from ‍the United States, Egypt, Qatar ​and Turkey met ⁠on Friday in Miami, Florida, to review the next steps ‌on the ​ceasefire plan, according ‍to a joint statement issued on Saturday by US envoy Steve Witkoff.

"We ​reviewed ‌next steps in the phased ​implementation of the Comprehensive ‍Peace Plan for Gaza ... Further ​consultations ​will continue ​in the coming ​weeks to advance the implementation of phase two," the statement said.