Qatar has been working for months as a mediator in negotiations aimed at bringing about a ceasefire in Gaza and the release of Israeli captives. But Qatar’s prime minister, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani, said Doha is re-evaluating that role, adding that some parties have used the mediation for “narrow political interest”. He made the comments during a joint news conference with Turkey’s foreign minister in Doha. He added that while Qatar remains committed to mediation on a “humanitarian basis”, there has been “abuse and harm” done related to Qatar’s role. Some parties have made “destructive” statements against Qatar, he said, without saying to whom he was […]
Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani says talks on a Gaza ceasefire and the release of captives are at a “sensitive phase.” “The negotiations regarding Gaza are going through some stumbling, and we are trying to overcome this to put an end to the suffering,” Sheikh Mohammed told a news conference. After six months of fighting, there is still no sign of any breakthrough in the negotiations led by Qatar and Egypt to clinch a ceasefire deal in Gaza, as Israel and Hamas stick to their mutually irreconcilable conditions. Sheikh Mohammed said Doha had “warned from the beginning of this war against the expansion […]
The Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al Thani is meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron in an official state visit to Paris. The two are expected to discuss Israel’s ongoing war on Gaza. The talks follow the truce and prisoner exchange proposal put forward by Israel, the US, Qatar and Egypt several days ago in the French capital. Al Jazeera’s Bernard Smith has the latest in Paris, France. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #France #Paris #QatarEmirInParis #Qatar #QatarDiplomacy #GazaWar #Israel #Palestine #IsraelHamasWar #IsraelGazaWar […]
Muhhamed Nazzal, a senior member of Hamas’s political bureau, outlined the group’s counterproposal to a draft truce deal worked on by Qatar, Egypt, Israel, and the United States. “The proposal was received by Hamas following the Paris conference and Hamas’s response was more specific and provided deadlines. These timelines were specified by Hamas itself,” Nazzal told Al Jazeera. “Among these details, none can be compromised. The Israeli killing machine must be brought to a halt. We wish to see Israeli occupation forces withdrawal from the Gaza Strip entirely. Our response is realistic and our demands are reasonable.” He said Hamas fears the Israelis are “not seriously committed to this deal”, […]
Sunday marks the halfway point of a four-day ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas. In the first two days — people in Gaza have had time to take stock of the utter devastation of their homes and neighbourhoods. And two exchanges of captives and prisoners have taken place. The most recent came late on Saturday night, after a tense delay. Al Jazeera’s Hamdah Salhut reports from Occupied East Jerusalem. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #Hamas #PalestinianPrisoners #Qatar #QatarDiplomacy #IsraelHamasDeal #IsraelHamasTruce #GazaTruceDeal #GazaHumanitarianPause #IsraelHamasTruceDeal #GazaHumanitarianCrisis #GazaHumanitarianAid […]
Israa Jaabis, a Palestinian woman who suffered severe burns and was charged with attempted murder after her car exploded near an Israeli checkpoint in 2015, has been welcomed home by her family. Speaking to media after her release late on Saturday night, Jaabis said: “My wounds are visible and my struggles, I don’t need to talk about.” She described the emotions of yearning to be with family as the price prisoners pay. She also expressed concerns about other Palestinians she had been imprisoned with who were not released, including young girls who she said cried when she was released “because they’ve been subjected to a lot of things”. “I’m talking […]
More on the captives who were released by Hamas and are now back in Israel. Al Jazeera’s Hamdah Salhut has the latest updates from Occupied East Jerusalem. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #Hamas #PalestinianPrisoners #Qatar #QatarDiplomacy #IsraelHamasDeal #IsraelHamasTruce #GazaTruceDeal #GazaHumanitarianPause #IsraelHamasTruceDeal #GazaHumanitarianCrisis #GazaHumanitarianAid #Gaza #Israel #IsraelGazaWar #IsraelHamasWar #GazaWar #AbductedIsraelis #IsraeliCaptives #ThaiCaptives #AlQassamBrigades #Netanyahu #BenjaminNetanyahu
