(MENAFN) Türkiye will join a task force to oversee the on-the-ground implementation of the Gaza ceasefire agreement, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced on Thursday during the opening ceremony of the 2025–2026 higher education academic year in Ankara.

Erdogan emphasized the urgent importance of delivering humanitarian aid, arranging the exchange of hostages and prisoners, and ensuring an immediate halt to Israeli attacks. He added that Türkiye would collaborate with the international community to support reconstruction efforts and help rebuild Gaza.

“Our aim is to halt the genocide in Gaza and bring peace to the region as quickly as possible,” the Turkish president said, highlighting that “nobody in the world deserves peace, security, and stability more than the people of Gaza.”

The announcement followed a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas reached early Thursday in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, based on a 20-point plan proposed by US President Donald Trump.

The first phase of the plan includes an immediate ceasefire, the release of hostages and prisoners, a gradual Israeli withdrawal from a designated line in Gaza, the delivery of humanitarian aid, and international support for reconstruction.

The deal came after several days of negotiations in the Red Sea city, with senior officials from Qatar, Türkiye, Egypt, and the US participating in the delegations.

“I am very proud to announce that Israel and Hamas have both signed off on the first phase of our Peace Plan,” Trump wrote on his social media platform. “We thank the mediators from Qatar, Egypt, and Türkiye, who worked with us to make this historic and unprecedented event happen.”

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