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Sudan Welcomes Turkish Offer to Mediate with the UAE

Sudanese army commander Abdel Fattah al-Burhan meets with Turkish deputy Foreign Minister Burhanettin Duran in Port Sudan on Saturday. (Sudanese Transitional Sovereignty Council/Facebook)
Sudanese army commander Abdel Fattah al-Burhan meets with Turkish deputy Foreign Minister Burhanettin Duran in Port Sudan on Saturday. (Sudanese Transitional Sovereignty Council/Facebook)
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Sudan Welcomes Turkish Offer to Mediate with the UAE

Sudanese army commander Abdel Fattah al-Burhan meets with Turkish deputy Foreign Minister Burhanettin Duran in Port Sudan on Saturday. (Sudanese Transitional Sovereignty Council/Facebook)
Sudanese army commander Abdel Fattah al-Burhan meets with Turkish deputy Foreign Minister Burhanettin Duran in Port Sudan on Saturday. (Sudanese Transitional Sovereignty Council/Facebook)

The Sudanese government welcomed on Saturday Türkiye's offer to mediate between Sudan and the United States.

The mediation was presented by Turkish deputy Foreign Minister Burhanettin Duran, who is visiting Sudan.

Sudanese FM Ali Youssef told Asharq Al-Awsat that Sudan welcomes the initiative, describing the Turkish official’s visit as a “success”.

The FM had stressed in previous remarks the importance of negotiating with Abu Dhabi, adding that the “door for negotiations with the UAE will always be open.”

Duran visited the interim capital Port Sudan at the head of a delegation from his ministry.

The trip took place in wake of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s offer to Sudanese army commander and head of the Transitional Sovereignty Council Abdel Fattah al-Burhan to mediate between Sudan and the UAE.

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Israeli Military Recovers Body of a Hostage in Gaza, Is Examining Identity of a Second Body

Palestinians inspect damaged residential buildings where two Israeli hostages were reportedly held before being rescued during an operation by Israeli security forces in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, on Feb. 12, 2024. (AP)
Palestinians inspect damaged residential buildings where two Israeli hostages were reportedly held before being rescued during an operation by Israeli security forces in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, on Feb. 12, 2024. (AP)
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Israeli Military Recovers Body of a Hostage in Gaza, Is Examining Identity of a Second Body

Palestinians inspect damaged residential buildings where two Israeli hostages were reportedly held before being rescued during an operation by Israeli security forces in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, on Feb. 12, 2024. (AP)
Palestinians inspect damaged residential buildings where two Israeli hostages were reportedly held before being rescued during an operation by Israeli security forces in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, on Feb. 12, 2024. (AP)

The Israeli military said Wednesday that troops have recovered the body of a hostage held in Gaza and were examining whether another body recovered was also that of a captive.

Earlier, Israel's defense minister said that troops recovered the bodies of two hostages.

The military said the body of Yosef Al Zaydani was brought to Israel on Tuesday after being discovered in an underground tunnel near the southern Gaza city of Rafah. It said troops uncovered information about Al Zaydani's son Hamzah that "raised serious concerns for his life."

Military spokesman Col. Nadav Shoshani said the military was looking into the identity of a second set of remains recovered.

Al Zaydani and his son were taken captive during Hamas’ attack on Oct. 7, 2023, among 250 hostages snatched by the group during its cross-border raid.

Israel believes a third of the remaining 100 hostages are dead.

The body's recovery comes as Israel and Hamas are considering a ceasefire deal that would free the hostages and halt the fighting in Gaza.

However, Yosef and Hamzah Al Zaydani were believed to still be alive and their return could ramp up the pressure on Israel to move ahead on a deal.

Yosef Al Zaydani's name was on a list of 34 hostages shared by a Hamas official with The Associated Press that the group said were slated for release.

Many families of hostages say the continuation of the war in Gaza puts the lives of the remaining hostages at risk. They have demanded throughout the conflict that Israel reaches a deal with Hamas to free their loved ones.