Qatar says Gaza truce mediation efforts 'ongoing'
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Doha, Qatar: Qatar s foreign ministry said Tuesday efforts to forge a Gaza truce were ongoing , after several rounds of talks aimed at ending the now...
Doha, Qatar: Qatar’s foreign ministry said Tuesday efforts to forge a Gaza truce were "ongoing", after several rounds of talks aimed at ending the now 11-month war ended without a breakthrough.
"The efforts are still ongoing and channels of communication remain open... the goals and visits and meetings are ongoing," Official Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Dr. Majed bin Mohammed Al Ansari told reporters.
Months of behind-the-scenes negotiations mediated by Qatar, Egypt and the United States have failed to halt the fighting between Hamas and Israel, apart from a one-week truce beginning in late November.
Recent mediation in Doha and Cairo has been based on a framework laid out in May by US President Joe Biden and a "bridging proposal" presented to the warring parties in August.
The US State Department said Monday Secretary of State Antony Blinken would visit Egypt this week to "discuss ongoing efforts to reach a ceasefire", his tenth trip to the region since the Gaza Strip war began on October 7.