Turkey to host Gaza summit as US pushes for phase 2 of truce

Amid rising fears about the Gaza ceasefire, foreign ministers of Turkey, Egypt, Qatar and five other Arab nations will meet in Istanbul on Monday to discuss the latest developments.

Ezgi Akin
Ezgi Akin
Oct 31, 2025
SHARM EL-SHEIKH, EGYPT - OCTOBER 13: U.S. President Donald Trump greets Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan during a world leaders' summit on ending the Gaza war on October 13, 2025 in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt. President Trump is in Egypt to meet with European and Middle Eastern leaders in what’s being billed as an international peace summit, following the start of a US-brokered ceasefire deal to end the war in the Gaza Strip. (Photo by Evan Vucci - Pool / Getty Images)

Greetings from a rainy Ankara.

Diplomacy ran at full throttle this week, and next week isn’t slowing down. Let’s dive into what’s happened and what lies ahead.

Wishing you a joyful weekend,

Ezgi (Follow me on X: @ezgi_akin)

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