Gaza stabilisation force negotiations ongoing, says Turkey’s Fidan

Turkey's Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said at the Doha Forum conference in Qatar on Saturday that negotiations over the Gaza stabilisation force remain ongoing, including its mandate and rules of engagement, and that its main objective should be to separate Israelis and Palestinians along the border.

Fidan said there is a "big question" over the formation of an international security force for Gaza. The foreign minister said it's unclear which countries will be joining the force, what the command structure would look like and what its "first mission" will be.

Turkey is one of the "guarantors" of the cease-fire, but Israel, which has rocky relations with the Ankara government, has rejected any Turkish participation in the force. "Thousands of details, questions are in place," Fidan said. "I think once we deploy ISF, the rest will come.