There are nonetheless gaps between Hamas and Israel regardless of some progress in cease-fire discussions, the Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Qatar, Mohammed bin Abdulrahman stated Friday.
“There was progress to an extent in the situation,” he stated, including that there have been “still some gaps.”
“We continue our endeavors and there have been successive meetings with the Hamas movement in a bid to bridge the gap between the two sides and reach an agreement to achieve cease-fire and exchange, hostages and prisoners,” he stated, talking in Madrid the place he was participating within the Qatari-Spanish Strategic Dialogue.
“Efforts are still ongoing, we have not yet reached a format that would be suitable… and once we reach that, we will communicate it to the Israeli side to bridge the gap and reach a deal as soon as possible,” Mohammed added.
Qatar, the United States and Egypt have been mediating for months to attain a cease-fire and change hostages saved by the group for Palestinian prisoners held in Israel.
At the tip of May, U.S. President Joe Biden offered a three-stage plan, the newest push by mediators to barter a cease-fire. Hamas stated final week it despatched its response to Qatar and Egypt.
Source: www.dailysabah.com