"Phase one has seen Israeli forces deployed in northern Gaza withdraw behind a so-called yellow line. It has also entailed the release of Israeli hostages. Under the second phase of the deal which has not yet begun Israeli forces are to withdraw from positions in the Palestinian territory, an interim authority is to take over governance, and an international stabilization force is to be deployed."
""We are at a critical moment. It's not yet there. So what we have just done is a pause," Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani said on Saturday at the Doha Forum, an annual diplomatic conference. "We cannot consider it yet a ceasefire. A ceasefire cannot be completed unless there is a full withdrawal of the Israeli forces [until] there is stability back in Gaza, people can go in and out which is not the case today," al-Thani said."
""We need to deploy this force as soon as possible on the ground because one party, which is Israel, is every day violating the ceasefire," Egypt's Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty said at the Doha Forum. Muslim and Arab nations have been hesitant to join a stabilization force. NATO member Turkey, which is also a guarantor of the truce, has expressed an interest in joining the force."
Mediators are pressing to advance to phase two of a US-backed three-phase ceasefire plan for Gaza. Phase one involved Israeli forces withdrawing behind a yellow line in northern Gaza and the release of Israeli hostages. Phase two envisions further Israeli withdrawals from positions across Gaza, establishment of an interim authority to govern, and deployment of an international stabilization force. Qatar stated the current pause is not a full ceasefire and demanded full withdrawal and restored stability. Egypt called for rapid deployment of a stabilization force, while Muslim and Arab nations have been hesitant to join and Turkey expressed interest.
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