Qatar’s Prime Minister mentioned on Sunday (April 27, 2025) that efforts to succeed in a brand new ceasefire in Gaza have made some progress however an settlement between Israel and Hamas to finish the conflict stays elusive.
“We have seen on Thursday a bit of progress compared to other meetings, yet we need to find an answer for the ultimate question: how to end this war. That’s the key point of the entire negotiations,” mentioned Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, who additionally serves as Foreign Minister.
Mossad Director David Barnea travelled to Doha on Thursday to satisfy Sheikh Mohammed amid efforts to succeed in a brand new ceasefire in Gaza, Axios reported final week.
Sheikh Mohammed didn’t say which components of the ceasefire talks had progressed in latest days, however mentioned Hamas and Israel remained at odds over the final word aim of negotiations.
He mentioned the militant group is keen to return all remaining Israeli hostages if Israel ends the conflict in Gaza. But Israel needs Hamas to launch the remaining hostages with out providing a transparent imaginative and prescient on ending the conflict, he mentioned.
“When you don’t have a common objective, a common goal between the parties, I believe the opportunities (to end the war) become very thin,” Sheikh Mohammed mentioned at a press convention with Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan.
Mr. Fidan mentioned talks Turkish officers have held with Hamas have proven the group could be extra open to an settlement that goes past a ceasefire in Gaza and goals for a long-lasting resolution to the disaster with Israel, together with a two-state resolution.
Israel resumed its offensive in Gaza on March 18 after a January ceasefire collapsed, saying it might sustain strain on Hamas till it frees the remaining hostages nonetheless held within the enclave. Up to 24 of them are believed to nonetheless be alive.
The Gaza conflict began after Hamas’ October 7, 2023 assault which killed 1,200 individuals and noticed 251 hostages taken to Gaza, in keeping with Israeli tallies. Since then, Israel’s offensive on the enclave killed greater than 51,400, in keeping with native well being officers.
Published – April 27, 2025 10:16 pm IST
