Minister Fidan: If Israel and Hamas reach an agreement today, a ceasefire will be declared.

08.10.2025 20:10

Speaking at a press conference held in Ankara with his Syrian counterpart, Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan made an important statement regarding the ceasefire in Gaza. Minister Fidan said, "Currently, Israel and Hamas are indirectly meeting in Egypt. If a positive outcome emerges today, there are four key points that we aim to achieve. If an agreement is reached today, a ceasefire will be announced."

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Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan met with his Syrian counterpart Esad Hasan Şeybani in Ankara. The minister appeared before the cameras after their meeting and held a joint press conference.

MINISTER FIDAN'S STATEMENT ON "GAZA"

Speaking about the indirect ceasefire talks between Israeli and Hamas delegations in Egypt, Minister Fidan stated that if an agreement is reached, a ceasefire will be announced today. Fidan used the following expressions: Steps need to be taken, starting with the release of hostages. The Gaza plan is a broad plan and includes many issues. The top priority is to ensure a ceasefire and the release of hostages.

"IF AN AGREEMENT IS REACHED, THERE WILL BE A CEASEFIRE TODAY"

Hamas and Israel are negotiating indirectly in Egypt. Turkey, the USA, Qatar, and Egypt are providing the necessary consultations. If a positive outcome emerges today, there are four targeted issues in the negotiation process. Significant progress has been made on certain items, and a few more issues may become clear in the coming hours. These four items are as follows: A ceasefire will be announced, subsequently, hostages and bodies held by Hamas, a certain number of life-sentenced prisoners in Israeli prisons, and a certain number of those arrested after October 7 will be released, humanitarian aid will be increased, and a process will be initiated to withdraw Israeli forces to their withdrawal lines.

The good thing is that we see a serious will from the parties regarding the release of hostages and the implementation of the ceasefire. The Netanyahu government always seems to have a disruptive B plan, which needs to be taken into account. The countries participating in the negotiations are aware of this, and Netanyahu has nowhere to go. After these items, there are many more issues, and a meeting will take place in France that will complement the ongoing negotiations and discuss the political aspect of the event. This meeting will be important for advancing the plan, stopping the war, healing wounds, and implementing a two-state solution.

TURKISH PARLIAMENT MEMBERS HELD BY ISRAEL

Like the Sumud Fleet, the Freedom Fleet was also attacked by Israel in international waters. It is estimated that there are 144 activists in the fleet, and we have 21 citizens, three of whom are our parliament members. We are closely following the issue. There was a lot of effort and coordination for the evacuation of the Sumud fleet. We are working to bring the activists from the Freedom Fleet back to Turkey without any injuries. Preliminary coordination is being done with Israeli authorities.

"WE WILL BRING THEM HOME SAFELY"

We see that the ship and activists seized early in the morning are being brought to the port, and it is expected that the activists' registrations will be completed tonight, after which they will be taken to a detention center near Egypt, and exit procedures in Israel are expected to begin here. We are also trying to obtain information about our citizens who entered Israel with passports from other countries. We have alternative scenarios regarding the evacuations. Among these scenarios is the possibility of sending a Turkish Airlines plane for a mass evacuation. Depending on the course of events, we will implement one of our scenarios to bring our brothers home safely.