US secretary of state to meet regional leaders after Hamas says it is studying Israel’s latest counterproposal
A senior Qatari official has urged both Israel and Hamas to show “more commitment and more seriousness” in ceasefire negotiations in interviews with Israeli media. The interviews with the newspaper Haaretz and the Israeli public broadcaster Kan were published and aired on Saturday evening. In the interviews, Qatar’s foreign ministry spokesperson Majed al-Ansari said each side has made its decisions based on political interests and not with the good of civilians in mind.
“We were hoping to see more commitment and more seriousness on both sides,” he told Haaretz. He did not reveal details of the current state of the talks, other than to say they have “effectively stopped”, with “both sides entrenched in their positions”. “If there is a renewed sense of commitment on both sides, I’m sure we can reach a deal,” he said.
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