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Turkey, Hamas team discuss next Gaza plan phases, security sources say

AL-Monitor
Nov 5, 2025
The Beaver Moon supermoon rises above destroyed buildings amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, in Gaza City, November 5, 2025. REUTERS/Dawoud Abu Alkas
The Beaver Moon supermoon rises above destroyed buildings amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, in Gaza City, November 5, 2025. REUTERS/Dawoud Abu Alkas — Dawoud Abu Alkas

ISTANBUL (Reuters) -Turkey's MIT intelligence agency chief met Hamas' negotiating team head Khalil Al-Hayya on Wednesday and they discussed the path to be followed in implementing the next phases of the Gaza ceasefire plan, Turkish security sources said.

They said MIT chief Ibrahim Kalin met the Hamas delegation in Istanbul and they also discussed steps to ensure smooth operation of the ceasefire process and how to overcome existing problems.

(Reporting by Ece Toksabay; Writing by Daren Butler; Editing by Sharon Singleton)