PM: Qatar gains ground in mediation efforts for ceasefire in Gaza

Qatar’s Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani has said that Qatar is making strides in its efforts to mediate a ceasefire agreement between Israel and the Palestinian radical group Hamas in the Gaza Strip.

The prime minister confirmed that there has been tangible progress in aligning the positions of both sides, Caliber.Az reports via Russian media.

Speaking to reporters, Al Thani remarked that on April 24, they had noted certain progress in bridging the positions of both sides regarding the ceasefire talks. He added that Qatar remains committed to facilitating a return to an agreement on the truce in Gaza, a region that has long been a flashpoint for violence.

Qatar, Egypt and the United States announced that Hamas and Israel reached a multiphased deal to halt the war in Gaza and exchange Israeli captives held in the Strip for Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails.

By Naila Huseynova