MEDIATOR QATAR URGES CLEAR POSITIONS FOR GAZA CEASEFIRE
Qatar, which has been mediating on Gaza between Israel and Hamas insists that there should be a clear position from both parties to reach a ceasefire deal.
Qatar said that it is still waiting to reach language that is agreed by both parties.
The Qatari foreign ministry spokesperson, Majed Al-Ansari says they are waiting for a clear Israeli position that represents the entire government in response to the U.S.’s Gaza proposal.
Al-Ansari said the ceasefire deal will immediately end the long suffering of all people in Gaza and the hostages and their families and provide a roadmap for a permanent ceasefire, putting an end to the crisis.
U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday laid out a three-phase ceasefire proposal from Israel to Palestinian Islamist group Hamas to end the war in Gaza that has killed tens of thousands and caused a humanitarian crisis.
The offer calls for a ceasefire, the release of Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners, and the reconstruction of Gaza.
