Khalil al-Hayya meets Turkish intelligence chief to discuss second phase of Gaza agreement

The head of Hamas in the Gaza Strip and its chief negotiator, Khalil al-Hayya, met today, Saturday, with the head of Turkish intelligence, Ibrahim Kalin, and discussed the necessary measures to move to the second phase of the ceasefire agreement in the sector.

Turkish security sources stated that Kalin met with the Hamas delegation in Istanbul as part of the ceasefire agreement in Gaza, and that the two sides discussed the necessary steps to prevent what they described as Israeli violations of the ceasefire.

The sources added, without going into details, that they also discussed the necessary measures to resolve outstanding issues in preparation for moving to the second phase of the plan.

The Hamas delegation affirmed during the meeting with the head of Turkish intelligence its commitment to the rules of the ceasefire, and provided information regarding the violations committed by the Israeli side.

The meeting focused on the intensive efforts made by Turkey, as a guarantor state, to implement the ceasefire in Gaza. The steps that can be taken to prevent Israeli violations were also evaluated.

The two sides consulted on preparing the necessary conditions to move to the second phase of the peace plan in Gaza, and the necessary measures to address existing problems.

On the ground, the Civil Defense Department in the Gaza Strip announced on Saturday the recovery of the bodies of 94 Palestinians who were buried haphazardly in one of the streets of Gaza City during the Israeli genocide war, in preparation for transferring them to official cemeteries.

During two years of the Israeli genocide war, thousands of Palestinians were forced to bury their relatives in temporary and mass graves, and in school yards, hospitals, and streets, due to the impossibility of reaching official cemeteries under the intense Israeli bombardment.

The Civil Defense said in a statement that its crews, in cooperation with the families, "transferred the bodies of 94 martyrs who had been buried during the war in a random cemetery on al-Sahaba Street in the center of Gaza City".

The statement clarified that the bodies were handed over to the forensic medicine department at al-Shifa Medical Complex to take the necessary measures, in preparation for burying them in the Martyrs' Cemetery in Deir al-Balah city in the center of the sector.

The Civil Defense indicated that in cooperation with the Ministries of Health and Endowments, it has completed during the past period the transfer of the bodies of thousands of killed people who were buried in random places as a result of war conditions, noting that part of the bodies have unidentified owners.

Civil Defense members have been working since the beginning of the genocide war in a highly dangerous health environment, due to the spread of bodies in open places and the sector's lack of protective equipment and biological testing tools.

The Israeli restrictions and the prevention of entry of basic medical supplies have complicated the crews' tasks, making them susceptible to diseases and infections during the recovery and transfer of bodies operations.

On October 10 of the current month, an agreement for a ceasefire in Gaza and prisoner exchange between Hamas and Israel came into effect, according to the plan of US President Donald Trump.

The agreement ended the genocide war committed by Israel with American support in Gaza, which resulted in about 71,000 Palestinian martyrs and 171,000 injured, most of them children and women, in addition to massive destruction, with the cost of rebuilding the sector estimated at about 70 billion dollars, according to the United Nations.

Nevertheless, the Israeli occupation army continues to violate the ceasefire agreement in the Gaza Strip, with the resumption of gunfire and artillery shelling.

Areas east of Gaza City are witnessing building demolition operations, continuous artillery shelling, and gunfire from occupation helicopters.

In the center of the sector, occupation vehicles continue their artillery shelling east of al-Maghazi camp.

East of Khan Yunis and Rafah city in the south of the sector are also subjected to continuous gunfire from occupation vehicles and artillery shelling.

It is noteworthy that 6 Palestinians were martyred yesterday evening, Friday, after artillery shelling by the Israeli occupation on a training center affiliated with the Ministry of Education that shelters displaced families in al-Tuffah neighborhood east of Gaza City.