"The United States Middle East envoy, Steve Witkoff, will hold talks in Miami, Florida, with senior officials from Qatar, Egypt and Turkiye as efforts continue to advance the next phase of the Gaza ceasefire, even as Israel repeatedly violates the truce on the ground. A White House official told Al Jazeera Arabic on Friday that Witkoff is set to meet representatives from the three countries to discuss the future of the agreement aimed at halting Israel's genocidal war on Gaza."
"Axios separately reported that the meeting, scheduled for later on Friday, will include Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan and Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty. At the same time, Israel's public broadcaster, quoting an Israeli official, said Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is holding a restricted security consultation to examine the second phase of the ceasefire and potential scenarios."
"That official warned that Israel could launch a new military campaign to disarm Hamas if US President Donald Trump were to disengage from the Gaza process, while acknowledging that such a move was unlikely because Trump wants to preserve calm in the enclave. Despite Washington's insistence that the ceasefire remains intact, Israeli attacks have continued almost uninterrupted, as it continues to renege on the terms of the first phase, as it blocks the free flow of desperately needed humanitarian aid into the besieged Palestinian territory."
US Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff will meet senior officials from Qatar, Egypt and Turkiye in Miami to advance the next phase of a Gaza ceasefire. The meeting aims to discuss the future of an agreement intended to halt Israel's war on Gaza and will include Qatar's Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani, Turkey's Hakan Fidan and Egypt's Badr Abdelatty. Israel is reportedly holding a security consultation to examine the ceasefire's second phase and has warned of a possible new campaign to disarm Hamas if the US disengages. Israeli attacks have continued on most truce days, and humanitarian aid flows remain blocked.
Read at www.aljazeera.com
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