The intelligence chiefs of Egypt, Türkiye and Qatar met in Cairo on Friday, November 13, and issued a joint position on Gaza: the first phase of the ceasefire agreement must be completed in full, Israeli violations must stop immediately, and humanitarian aid must be increased as winter conditions worsen, according to Egypt's Middle East News Agency (MENA) and statements carried by Egyptian and regional media.

Source: MENA via Pollar Middle East thread

The trilateral meeting discussed the latest developments in the Gaza Strip, Al Jazeera's Egypt service reported in a graphic dated November 13 and credited to Anadolu Agency. The chiefs called for an immediate halt to what they described as ongoing Israeli violations in Gaza and agreed on the necessity of completing the first phase of the ceasefire agreement.

A formal statement attributed to the three intelligence chiefs, shared by Asharq Al-Awsat and Egyptian outlets, said the sides agreed to continue the first phase of the ceasefire deal, including halting hostilities and increasing humanitarian assistance in response to deteriorating living conditions and poor weather, and urged concrete, timely steps toward a lasting and sustainable peace in Gaza.

Why the mediators are intervening now

Egypt, Qatar and Türkiye, along with the United States, act as mediators and guarantors of the Gaza ceasefire that came into effect in October 2025. The Cairo meeting came in a week when the truce was under renewed strain: an Israeli strike on Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis killed at least six people, and the ceasefire has still not moved to its second phase of withdrawal and new governance, the Dalton Daily reported.

The hospital strike that deepened mediator concern this week: Israeli strike on Gaza's Nasser Hospital kills six

Palestinian health officials count more than 1,600 deaths in Gaza since the October 2025 truce, while Israel reports four soldiers killed in the same period, according to the Dalton Daily's world report. Both figures are the sides' own counts and are reported here as attributed claims, not independently verified totals.

What is solid

  • Egypt, Türkiye and Qatar intelligence chiefs met in Cairo on November 13, per MENA and Al Jazeera Egypt (Anadolu credit)
  • The chiefs jointly called for completing the ceasefire's first phase in full and for an immediate halt to violations in Gaza
  • The statement backed more humanitarian aid as living conditions and weather worsen in Gaza

What is only claimed

  • Casualty counts since the October 2025 truce differ by source and side: Palestinian health officials report 1,600+ deaths; Israel reports four soldiers killed (Dalton Daily)
  • Whether the Cairo statement will change Israeli operations or the stalled move to the ceasefire's second phase is not yet known; no Israeli response was carried in the reports reviewed

The winter pressure behind the aid demand is already documented: a UN-led humanitarian team said this week that 150,000 tents are still waiting outside Gaza, and 53 countries and organisations, led by Britain, Qatar and Jordan, have urged Israel's incoming government to open all crossings for unrestricted aid.

The winter-aid pressure the mediators were referring to: UN team says 150,000 tents wait outside Gaza

What happens next

The reports reviewed carried no Israeli response to the Cairo statement and no date for a second-phase agreement, which is expected to cover a transitional authority and an international stabilisation force for Gaza. The mediators' public, joint wording — issued by intelligence chiefs rather than foreign ministries — signals the guarantors want phase one closed before winter deepens the humanitarian crisis.