Qatar sees progress on Gaza truce
Published: 06:04 PM,Apr 27,2025 | EDITED : 10:04 PM,Apr 27,2025
A Palestinian boy stands amid the rubble
DOHA: Gaza mediator Qatar said on Sunday that there was some progress in talks in Doha this week aimed at securing a new truce in Gaza war. Speaking at a news conference, Qatari Prime Minister Shaikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani reported 'a bit of progress', in response to questions about reports of a Thursday meeting in Doha between Israel's Mossad spy agency chief David Barnea and the Qatari prime minister.
'We need to find an answer for the ultimate question: how to end this war. That's, that's basically, I think, the key point of the entire negotiations,' Shaikh Mohammed added.
Qatar, alongside Egypt and the United States, brokered a truce between Israel and Hamas in Gaza which came into effect on January 19 but which did not bring a complete end to the war. 'The meeting that took place on Thursday is part of these efforts where we're trying to find a breakthrough,' the Qatari prime minister said without further elaborating on the details of the meeting. — AFP
'We need to find an answer for the ultimate question: how to end this war. That's, that's basically, I think, the key point of the entire negotiations,' Shaikh Mohammed added.
Qatar, alongside Egypt and the United States, brokered a truce between Israel and Hamas in Gaza which came into effect on January 19 but which did not bring a complete end to the war. 'The meeting that took place on Thursday is part of these efforts where we're trying to find a breakthrough,' the Qatari prime minister said without further elaborating on the details of the meeting. — AFP