Qatar confirmed a meeting will take place Tuesday with Hamas and Turkish officials to discuss a U.S. proposal aimed at ending the war in Gaza.
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Qatar confirmed a meeting will take place Tuesday with Hamas and Turkish officials to discuss a U.S. proposal aimed at ending the war in Gaza.
Qatari and Egyptian mediators handed over President Donald Trump's 20-point peace plan to Hamas on Monday evening, according to Foreign Ministry spokesman Majed al-Ansari. “The negotiating delegation promised to study it responsibly,” he said.
The follow-up meeting in Doha will include Turkish intelligence officials, alongside their Egyptian counterparts, al-Ansari added.
After nearly two years of war, the U.S. has put forward a plan it hopes will end the conflict sparked by Hamas’s deadly October 7, 2023 attack on Israel — a war that has killed tens of thousands and devastated Gaza.
“It’s too early to speak of a response, but we’re optimistic,” said al-Ansari, calling the proposal a “comprehensive plan.”
Qatar reaffirmed its commitment to mediation efforts following a phone call Monday between its prime minister, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and President Trump. During the call, Netanyahu reportedly apologized for previous Israeli strikes on Hamas in Doha.
Al-Ansari said Qatar had received clear security assurances from both Trump and Netanyahu, including a guarantee that Israel would not target Qatar again.
President Tayyip Erdogan said he believed ties between Turkey and Azerbaijan could overcome all obstacles and he would visit Baku on November 8, after tensions in recent weeks between the historic allies over regional and domestic policies.
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said he wanted to speak to his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to discuss efforts to end the war in Ukraine, after talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Saturday.
Ankara rejected on Wednesday what it called the "prejudiced and unfair" stance of the European Union towards fundamental rights and the judiciary in Turkey, and regarding Cyprus, contained in the bloc's report on EU membership candidates.
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