Turkish FM Hakan Fidan Meets Hamas Officials Ahead of Guarantors Meeting on Gaza Ceasefire

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan met with Hamas Political Bureau senior official Khalil al-Khayya and other members in Istanbul on Saturday (November 1).

Al-Hayya survived an Israeli raid on Qatar last month and was the chief negotiator for Hamas in indirect talks with Israeli counterparts over President Donald Trump's plan to end the Gaza War.

The meeting comes ahead of Monday's (November 3) meeting in Istanbul of the foreign ministers of guarantor countries in Trump's plan, including Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Turkey and Saudi Arabia.

Fidan and Hamas members discussed the state of the ceasefire in Gaza and the need for humanitarian aid, according to the Turkish foreign ministry.

The meeting comes as Israeli media reported that the partial remains of three deceased individuals handed over to Israel by Hamas in Gaza overnight were not those of any of the hostages held in the Palestinian territory.

The bodies of 11 hostages are thought to still be in Gaza, including those of two foreign nationals. Hamas has released 20 living hostages and handed over the remains of 17 others since a ceasefire with Israel took effect on October 10 after a devastating two-year war.

The U.S.-brokered truce, which left thorny issues like the disarmament of Hamas and a timeline for Israeli withdrawal from Gaza unresolved, has been tested by periodic outbreaks of violence since it came into force.

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