Qatari foreign ministry spokesman Majed al-Ansari speaking during a media briefing in Doha. AFP
“If we don't utilise this window of opportunity and this momentum, it's an opportunity lost amongst many in the near past. We don't want to see that again,” spokesman Majed al-Ansari told AFP.
The Qatari statement came shortly after US President Donald Trump said a ceasefire in Gaza could be reached “within the next week”.
Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office, Trump said: “We think within the next week we’re going to get a ceasefire. We’re working on Gaza and trying to get it taken care of.”
The United States brokered a temporary ceasefire during the final days of Joe Biden’s presidency, with involvement from Trump’s incoming administration. That agreement collapsed in March when Israel resumed its war on Gaza, launching a wave of air and ground attacks that killed more than 400 people in the first days alone.
Since then, Israeli bombardments have continued across the Gaza Strip. According to Gaza’s health ministry, 6,008 Palestinians have been killed and 20,591 wounded since Israel resumed strikes on 18 March.
The total death toll since October 2023 now stands at 56,331, with 132,632 injured.
*This story was edited by Ahram Online.
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