Talking completely to Sky’s The World with Yalda Hakim, the prime minister of Qatar expressed cautious optimism however stated it required “maximum pressure” on all events to finish the combating.
Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim al Thani stated Mr Trump’s advisers and the incoming administration have stated they need the state of affairs resolved by his 20 January inauguration.
“We are trying to coordinate with them our efforts, and all of us, we agree, and we are hoping to get over this situation before the president comes to the office,” he stated.
The prime minister stated the Trump staff “want this to be resolved now – today even”.
Mr al Thani additionally defended Hamas being allowed to proceed working its political workplace from Doha, Qatar’s capital.
He pressured it was arrange “with full transparency and coordination, and at the request of the US and Israel at that time to have this as to be used as a negotiation platform”.
He stated a number of ceasefires had been brokered by means of the workplace since 2014.
“There are tons of situations where we have prevented an escalation from the beginning in order not to put ourselves in a situation like what we ended up with on 7 October,” he stated.
The prime minister added: “There will be always be criticism, a lot of parties who will not like this kind of policy, yes, but it’s needed.”
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A person and youngster on the positioning of an Israeli strike in Deir Al-Balah, Gaza, on 4 December. Pic Reuters
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A constructing hit by an Israeli strike in Nuseirat refugee camp, Gaza, on 28 November. Pic: Reuters
Negotiations over a Gaza ceasefire have up to now proved unsuccessful, with greater than 44,500 Palestinians killed within the warfare, in keeping with the Hamas-run well being ministry.
Israel has vowed to wipe out Hamas after the group killed about 1,200 individuals and took greater than 200 hostages in its October 2023 terror assault.
About 100 hostages are nonetheless inside Gaza – however not less than a 3rd are believed to be lifeless.
On Monday, Donald Trump stated there can be “hell to pay” if the hostages weren’t launched earlier than he re-enters the White Home.
“Those responsible will be hit harder than anybody has been hit in the long and storied History of the United States of America,” he wrote on his Fact Social website.
Talking about what Mr Trump’s re-election means for the Center East – together with relations with Iran – the Qatari prime minister stated there have been “a lot of risks” however “plenty of opportunities”.
“I hope that everyone sees these opportunities,” he added.
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King hosts Qatari ruler at state banquet
Qatar’s emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al Thani, is at present within the UK for a state go to and a lavish banquet was held in his honour at Buckingham Palace on Tuesday.
He additionally addressed criticism of Qatar’s human rights report, with some urging Sir Keir Starmer to boost the problem through the go to.
Campaigners have often accused it of abuses in opposition to migrant employees, curbing freedom of expression, and discrimination in opposition to girls and LGBTQ individuals.
Mr al Thani stated the rich Gulf state was doing its greatest to deal with points.
“It’s unfortunate sometimes when we see all this criticism in human rights or so-called human rights records in Qatar,” he stated.
“We are not saying that we are a perfect nation or a perfect country, but we are a country that when we see there is something wrong, we acknowledge the facts that these are wrong things, and we are trying to do our best according to our systems and our customs, to modify it and to reform it.”
