Gaza: US, Qatar urge all parties not to undermine negotiations

The governments of the United States and Qatar on Wednesday called on “all” parties in the Middle East not to “undermine” indirect negotiations for a cease-fire agreement in the Gaza Strip, which are expected to resume later today in Doha, a warning that is clearly addressed not only to Israel and Hamas, but also to Iran. The head of American diplomacy, Anthony Blinken, and the prime minister of Qatar, Mohammed bin Abdelrahman al-Thani, stressed during their telephone conversation yesterday that “no actor in the region should take actions that would undermine the efforts made to reach an agreement” , according to a press release released by the State Department’s deputy spokesman, Vedant Patel. The two men discussed “efforts to defuse tensions in the region (ie the Middle East) and the importance of finalizing a cease-fire agreement in Gaza,” according to the text. The US Secretary of State […]
Source: News Beast

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