US, Turkey and Qatar Press Israel to Implement Gaza Ceasefire in Miami Talks

US, Turkey and Qatar convened high-level talks in Miami to push Israel to implement and expand the Gaza ceasefire.

They pressed for a 'phase one' package that would install a Palestinian technocratic committee, a foreign-led 'Board of Peace', and international policing while donors commit to reconstruction funding.

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U.S. officials and envoys, reportedly including Secretary of State Marco Rubio and U.S. Mideast envoy Steve Witkoff, brought regional mediators from Qatar, Turkey, Egypt and the UAE.

The delegations aimed to press Israel to accept the next steps and to prioritize humanitarian access.

U.S. officials described the negotiations as urgent because the humanitarian situation is unsustainable.

They said momentum is needed to move to later phases.

Delegations pressed Israel to stop repeated ceasefire violations and to urgently expand humanitarian access into Gaza.

Multiple outlets report that Israeli forces continued airstrikes, artillery and gunfire during the truce.

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They report strikes on shelters and schools where displaced civilians sheltered, incidents that local and international sources say killed and wounded dozens even after the ceasefire took effect on Oct. 10.

Delegates from Qatar, Turkey and Egypt, and Hamas representatives demanded expanded aid corridors, reopening Rafah in both directions, and implementation of remaining elements of the U.S. plan to allow reconstruction and governance steps.

Reporting diverges sharply on casualty totals and on the language used to describe Israel's campaign in Gaza.

“A report says Israel has committed about 738 violations of a ceasefire agreement and that roughly 400 Palestinians have been killed in that area, according to hospital sources”

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Several outlets cite Gaza and Palestinian health figures placing total Palestinian deaths at roughly 70,600-70,700 since October 2023, and Anadolu, The Spec, Toronto Star and usmuslims relay these high tallies and the scale of injury.

Some sources, notably Tempo.co English and Al-Jazeera Net, frame the ostensible cause in stark terms: Tempo calls it a 'two-year genocide,' while Al-Jazeera Net describes a U.S.-backed Israeli offensive with mass civilian casualties.

Negotiators focused on hostage issues and the sequencing of phases.

Under the initial truce phase, Palestinian fighters committed to releasing most captives.

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Outlets report that almost all 2023 hostages have been returned, with some sources saying all but one have been exchanged or returned as bodies.

Delegates in Miami demanded implementation of the Sharm el-Sheikh understandings, increased humanitarian deliveries, and guarantees for reconstruction supplies and movement through Rafah.

Hamas representatives in the talks reiterated that Israel must stop ceasefire breaches before further phases progress.

Officials warned that continued Israeli breaches risk collapsing the truce and undermining any phased political and reconstruction plan.

“Six Palestinians, including a woman, were killed and five others wounded on Friday when Israeli forces shelled a school that had been turned into a shelter in the Al-Tuffah neighborhood of Gaza City, medical sources told Anadolu”

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Qatar's prime minister warned that Israeli violations could "undermine the ceasefire" and urged rapid progress to the next phase.

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Other delegates said an Israeli campaign of repeated strikes since Oct. 10 must stop if reconstruction and governance steps are to proceed.

U.S. officials reportedly said they are pushing to finalize the phase-one mechanics — technology, policing and governance — while warning that without concrete Israeli compliance the fragile pause could fail.