DOHA, (PIC)
Qatari Foreign Ministry spokesman Majid Al-Ansari said Tuesday that talks between Hamas and the Israeli occupation on a truce in Gaza and exchange of prisoners are continuing at the level of technical teams, adding, “We are in a state of continuous hope, but it is not possible to talk now about a timetable.”
Contrary to what was leaked on Tuesday morning by Hebrew media that the professional staff in the Israeli negotiating team will leave Doha and return to Tel Aviv after the talks faltered, Al-Ansari revealed that part of the Israeli delegation “is still present in Doha because the negotiations are continuing at the level of the technical teams.”
The Qatari official stressed that the talks are continuing in Doha and no party has withdrawn from them despite the difficulties on the ground, adding, “We are counting on the talks on the ground to reach a truce. The UN Security Council resolution or any international pressure in this direction will help us reach this goal.”
“There is nothing new that can be announced regarding the negotiations taking place in Doha today except that they are continuing,” he said.
“We did not see a direct impact of the UN Security Council resolution on the negotiations in Doha,” Al-Ansari said, expressing his hope that it will reflect positively on the negotiations.
Regarding the catastrophic and deteriorating humanitarian situation in Gaza as a result of the Israeli war, Al-Ansari said that the waterway that the United States is establishing in Gaza is not an alternative to bringing humanitarian aid via land, announcing that a new plane of humanitarian aid provided by Qatar to Gaza will arrive at Al-Arish Airport in Egypt Tuesday.
Al-Ansari asserted that there is no alternative to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), saying that “in all the areas where it operates, and in Gaza in particular, there is an urgent need for support, and therefore we have increased our support for UNRWA as part of our commitment to support United Nations agencies.”
