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Turkey says Muslim countries must be united against Israel's Gaza takeover plan

AL-Monitor
Aug 9, 2025
Turkey's Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan speaks during a press conference following the inaugural meeting of the Balkans Peace Platform, a Turkish-led initiative aimed at fostering dialogue and cooperation across the Western Balkans, in Istanbul, Turkey, July 26, 2025. REUTERS/Murad Sezer/File Photo
Turkey's Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan speaks during a press conference following the inaugural meeting of the Balkans Peace Platform, a Turkish-led initiative aimed at fostering dialogue and cooperation across the Western Balkans, in Istanbul, Turkey, July 26, 2025. REUTERS/Murad Sezer/File Photo — Murad Sezer

ANKARA (Reuters) -Muslim nations must work in total unison and work to mobilise the international community against Israel's plan to take control of Gaza City, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Saturday after talks in Egypt.

Speaking at a joint press conference in El Alamein with his Egyptian counterpart after meeting Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, Fidan also said the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation had been called to an emergency meeting.

(Reporting by Tuvan Gumrukcu in Ankara; Editing by Emelia Sithole-Matarise)