Middle East officials look toward second phase of Israel-Hamas ceasefire with two hostages left in Gaza

Turkish Qatari and Egyptian functionaries met Wednesday in Cairo to discuss the second phase of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal The meeting is revealed to have included Turkey and Egypt's intelligence chiefs as well as Qatar's prime minister according to reports During the meeting they also agreed to continue strengthening coordination and cooperation with the Civil Military Coordination Center to eliminate all obstacles to ensure the continuity of the ceasefire and to prevent further violations a Turkish source recounted Reuters adding that they also discussed countering Israeli ceasefire violations US-BACKED AID GROUP ENDS GAZA MISSION AFTER DEFYING HAMAS THREATS UN CRITICISMDespite Hamas and Israel accusing each other of violating the U S -brokered agreement mediators are still looking to move to the next stage The second phase of the deal involves the deployment of an international stabilization force and the advancement of an international body to govern Gaza It also includes the disarmament of Hamas Additionally Israel will move further from the so-called yellow line ahead of the international force taking over according to The Times of Israel IDF ANNOUNCES TRANSFER OF DECEASED ISRAELI HOSTAGE REMAINS THROUGH RED CROSSOn Tuesday Israel returned the bodies of Palestinians in exchange for the remains of Israeli hostage Dror Or Israel has explained that Or and his wife Yonat Or were killed during the Oct attacks on Kibbutz Be'eri The Hostages and Missing Families Forum mentioned in a declaration that as their house caught on fire Dror and Yonat evacuated their children through a window in the safe room saving their lives The couple split up in an attempt to escape but they were both murdered by the terrorists Two of their children Noam and Alma were taken hostage On Nov Noam and Alma were distributed in the first hostage exchange exactly two years before their father's remains would be returned to Israel The remains of two hostages one Israeli Ran Gvili and one Thai national Sudthisak Rinthalak are still in Gaza Hamas has committed to upholding its end of the deal and returning both but did not give a timeline on when that may happen according to The Associated Press The Associated Press contributed to this record