Mohammed ben Abdelrahmane Al-Thani is trying to achieve the release of the hostages by increasing the number of meetings with the Hamas leadership.
The government of Qatar assured Friday that it was continuing its mediation efforts in order to “bridging the gap” between Israel and Hamas and thus achieve a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and the release of Israeli hostages. “We have continued our efforts (mediation, editor’s note) without interruption in recent days”assured the Prime Minister of Qatar, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdelrahmane Al-Thani, during a joint press conference in Madrid with the Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs, José Manuel Albares.
“There have been several meetings with the Hamas leadership to try to bridge the gap between the two sides and reach an agreement that results in a ceasefire and the release of the hostages” Israelis, people kidnapped on October 7 by this Palestinian Islamist movement and detained since in the Gaza Strip, he continued.
Six-week ceasefire
The current discussions are based on a plan announced on May 31 by US President Joe Biden which provides, in a first phase, a six-week ceasefire accompanied by an Israeli withdrawal from densely populated areas of the Gaza Strip. , the release of certain hostages as well as Palestinians imprisoned by Israel.
“Efforts are continuing but, until now, we have not arrived at the formula that seems most appropriate and closest to what was presented”recognized the Prime Minister, whose country is at the forefront of discussions to end the conflict in the Gaza Strip. “As soon as this is done, we will communicate with the Israeli side to try to bridge the gap and reach an agreement as quickly as possible”assured the head of the Qatari government, also Minister of Foreign Affairs.
