Egypt, Türkiye and Qatar Intel Chiefs Call for End to Gaza Violations

The three services agreed to complete the first phase of the Gaza ceasefire and to abide by its terms, especially those covering a halt to attacks in the enclave and an increase in humanitarian aid, Egypt’s state news agency MENA said. The statement cited the need to help civilians cope with severe weather.

Chiefs Demand Immediate Halt

The intelligence chiefs also called for an immediate end to what they described as ongoing Israeli violations. They urged “concrete steps” without delay to advance the relevant efforts and to contribute positively to a lasting and sustainable peace in Gaza, according to MENA.

MENA did not name the officials who took part. Egypt’s General Intelligence Service is headed by Hassan Rashad, and Türkiye’s National Intelligence Organization is led by İbrahim Kalın. Their personal attendance in Cairo was not confirmed in the dispatch.

Earlier on Friday, Kalın attended President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s talks with Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani at the Presidential Dolmabahçe Office in Istanbul, according to Anadolu Agency and the Turkish presidency. That session produced a mutual defense agreement, and the two leaders also discussed Israel’s attacks on Gaza and the humanitarian situation there.

Mediators Press Stalled Truce

Egypt, Qatar and Türkiye are the regional mediators of the U.S.-backed Gaza ceasefire that took effect in October 2025, under a plan advanced by U.S. President Donald Trump and later endorsed in a Sharm El-Sheikh declaration and U.N. Security Council Resolution 2803. The United States has also hosted the three governments for talks on implementing the deal.

Phase one called for a halt to hostilities and the unhindered entry of aid. The agreement has not moved into a second phase that would require a full Israeli military withdrawal from Gaza and the transfer of civil administration to a Palestinian technocratic committee. Israeli forces have maintained buffer zones inside the strip and have continued strikes, a record the mediators have repeatedly cited as a violation of the truce.

Aid Push Follows Winter Storms

The Cairo statement singled out humanitarian aid as weather conditions worsen. Heavy rain and flooding in recent days have damaged or destroyed family shelters across the enclave, leaving displaced families exposed to the cold. Mediators have repeatedly criticized restrictions on aid deliveries into Gaza.

Al-Qahera News, Egypt Today, Cairo24 and Al Arabiya all carried the MENA account on Friday evening. Anadolu Agency’s Arabic service reported the meeting by citing the Egyptian news agency.