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Biden calls Qatar's Emir to discuss Israel's truce with Hamas

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US President Joe Biden called Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani on Saturday to express his appreciation for Qatar's role in helping facilitate a temporary truce between Hamas and Israel.

Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani

Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani

US President Joe Biden called Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani on Saturday to express his appreciation for Qatar's role in helping facilitate a temporary truce between Hamas and Israel. 

For his part, Al Thani stressed the need to reduce any further escalation, stop bloodshed in the Gaza Strip and ways to increase the flow of aid into the enclave, a statement from the Emir's Diwan said

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