Qatar was a key mediator in negotiations that led to a seven-day ceasefire in the Gaza war, the release of scores of hostages kidnapped by the Islamist Hamas, as well as Palestinian prisoners from Israeli prisons and humanitarian aid shipments to the Gaza Strip. The ceasefire expired on December 1st. “We will continue, we are committed to the release of the hostages, but we are also committed to ending the war,” al-Thani continued. But “we don’t see the same willingness from both parties,” he added.
Source: Stern

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