DOHA April 23. 2024 (Saba) – Qatari Foreign Ministry spokesman Majid al-Ansari said on Tuesday that Doha needs to reassess mediation efforts between the Islamic Resistance Movement Hamas and the Zionist entity at this stage. He stressed his country's commitment to mediation efforts and to work to prevent further security collapse in the region.

Al-Ansari said at a press conference on Tuesday that his country expressed its frustration with the repeated attack on mediation efforts, especially those made by Qatar. He explained that ministers in the government of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made negative statements about the Qatari role.

He also stressed that Doha cannot accept any statements that do not correspond to the reality of its role in mediation efforts. He stressed that it will not accept its use for political positioning or electoral purposes by any party.

The attack on the mediator shows a serious lack of commitment to reaching an agreement, as well as a lack of determination to work positively to reach an agreement. He pointed out that the first challenge for mediation is for both parties to have seriousness and flexibility to reach a result.

Al-Ansari said mediators were frustrated by the lack of an exchange agreement in Ramadan, after rounds of negotiations continued in Doha and Cairo last month.

He reported that negotiating teams for the war in Gaza are not currently present in Doha.

He also stressed that Qatar's reassessment of mediation efforts does not change its humanitarian commitment to Palestine. He pointed to the continued arrival of aid to Gaza and Doha's reception of injured people.

Al-Ansari said that the humanitarian commitment to Palestine is a constant and non-negotiable issue.

Speaking about Turkey's possible role in mediation efforts to end the war in the Gaza Strip, Ansari said that coordination is continuing with Ankara on ways to stop the war on Gaza.

He added that Turkey is one of the most important countries supporting the mediation efforts led by Qatar to stop the war on Gaza.

Regarding the threat of the Zionist enemy to invade Rafah, Ansari said: "The escalation leads to the stalling of negotiations, the possibility of reaching an agreement and a further deterioration in the humanitarian situation." He stressed that the international community must work to stop the upcoming Zionist attack on Rafah, which is crowded with displaced people.

On April 17, Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani said that Doha is evaluating its mediation in the Gaza crisis completely and accurately, after misusing its mediation to serve narrow political goals by some.

Hamas condemned on Monday the statements of US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, and said: It is an attempt to hold the movement responsible for blocking the reach of an agreement, which contradicts the movement's flexible positions to facilitate reaching an agreement, which collided with the intransigence and procrastination of Netanyahu.

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resource : Saba