The Prime Minister of Qatar stated today at the Davos Forum that the only path for diplomatic negotiations on the war in Gaza is centered on a ceasefire for the exchange of hostages and prisoners. The Prime Minister of Qatar stated yesterday at the Davos Forum that the only path for diplomatic negotiations in the war in Gaza focuses on a ceasefire for the exchange of hostages and prisoners, according to Lusa.
“Right now there is only one way [diplomático], which is an active path and is the one related to hostages. A ceasefire with the exchange of hostages [israelitas] by prisoners [palestinianos]said Mohammed bin Abdul Rahman Al-Thani, who is also Qatar’s Foreign Minister.
The leader of Qatar – one of the main mediators of the war in the Gaza Strip – said that there continue to be “difficulties” on this path, which “unfortunately falls under scrutiny” by some parties to the conflict.
Since the end of the week-long truce at the end of November between Israel and Hamas – when hostages kidnapped by the Islamist group and other Palestinian factions in Gaza were exchanged for Palestinian prisoners in Israel – there have been several talks for another ceasefire, but all have failed. .
Egypt also leads this mediation and presented a three-pronged plan, consisting of a ceasefire and prisoner exchange, as well as a proposal for a Palestinian national reconciliation government in Gaza.
However, these talks were suspended following an attack attributed to Israel killed the number two in Hamas’s political office, Saleh al-Arouri, on the outskirts of Beirut in early January.
Al-Thani further noted that Gaza “no longer exists. There is nothing”, given the “mass bombing” that the Palestinian enclave has suffered.
“An entire city needs to be rebuilt,” said the Qatari leader, referring to a possible donor conference for the reconstruction of Gaza.
“The war in Gaza and even the international community’s response were, unfortunately, very disappointing for the region and the local people,” he said, adding that “for the first time in recent history, even the call for an end to hostilities became a controversial situation.”
The Qatari Prime Minister also referred to statements by Israeli Government ministers who “call for the genocide of the Palestinian people”.
Al-Thani stated that he does not see “real action from the international community” in the face of these statements by Israeli leaders and questioned what the reactions would be if these statements were issued by other countries.
“We have to take a step forward, we have to address the division between the Palestinians and the two-state solution,” such as the solution to the war in Gaza, he said.