DUBAI, April 17 (Reuters) – Talks on a ceasefire in Gaza and the release of hostages are in a “delicate phase”, Qatar’s Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abderrahmane said on Wednesday Al-Thani.
“We are doing everything in our power to overcome this pitfall,” he added, without giving further details.
Mohammed bin Abderrahmane Al-Thani also condemned what he described as a policy of “collective punishment” carried out by Israel in its war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
Qatar and Egypt have been holding discussions for several weeks on a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, devastated by the Israeli offensive carried out in retaliation for the Hamas attack in southern Israel on October 7.
(Written by Clauda Tanios and Jana Choukeir; Blandine Hénault for the French version)
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