{"id":134794,"date":"2024-12-08T17:54:02","date_gmt":"2024-12-08T10:54:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=134794"},"modified":"2024-12-08T17:54:02","modified_gmt":"2024-12-08T10:54:02","slug":"qatar-says-momentum-building-back-up-in-gaza-ceasefire-efforts-israel-palestine-conflict-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=134794","title":{"rendered":"Qatar says \u2018momentum\u2019 building back up in Gaza ceasefire efforts | Israel-Palestine conflict News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>A month after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2024\/11\/9\/qatar-suspends-mediation-efforts-on-gaza-officials-say\">suspending<\/a> its mediation bid, Qatar has said it sees \u201cmomentum\u201d in efforts to reach a deal to end Israel\u2019s war on the Gaza Strip, as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2024\/12\/7\/israel-attacks-hospital-and-a-home-in-norhtern-gaza\">dozens of Palestinians were killed<\/a> in the Israeli military\u2019s continued attacks on the besieged enclave.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking at the Doha Forum on Saturday, Qatari Foreign Minister and Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani said the country <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2024\/11\/9\/qatar-suspends-mediation-efforts-on-gaza-officials-say\">took a step back<\/a> from mediating Gaza ceasefire talks because it failed to see \u201ca real willingness\u201d to end the war.<\/p>\n<p>But the minister said that after the United States presidential election on November 5, Qatar has sensed \u201cthat the momentum is coming back\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have seen a lot of encouragement from the incoming administration [of US President-elect Donald Trump] in order to achieve a deal even before the president comes [into] office\u201d in January, Al Thani said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd that actually made us [try] \u2026 to put it back on track. We\u2019ve been engaging in the past couple of weeks,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Efforts to end Israel\u2019s war on Gaza, which has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/liveblog\/2024\/12\/7\/live-dozens-killed-as-israel-attacks-refugee-camp-nearby-hospital\">killed more than 44,600 Palestinians<\/a> since early October 2023, have foundered, with critics accusing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of stymying the negotiations.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">H.E. Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MBA_AlThani_?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MBA_AlThani_<\/a> , Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, at a panel discussion in Doha Forum: Qatar stresses that reaching a lasting agreement depends on sincere willingness from all parties to end the war and finalize a\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/sjGYthIY5i\">pic.twitter.com\/sjGYthIY5i<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ministry of Foreign Affairs \u2013 Qatar (@MofaQatar_EN) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MofaQatar_EN\/status\/1865405955921371591?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 7, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The administration of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2024\/7\/22\/bidens-legacy-is-gaza-genocide-palestinian-rights-advocates-say\">outgoing US President Joe Biden<\/a>, which has repeatedly said it is pushing for an end to the fighting in Gaza but refuses to condition US aid to Israel, also has faced criticism for failing to secure a ceasefire.<\/p>\n<p>The US provides Israel with at least $3.8bn in military aid annually, and the Biden administration has authorised $14bn in further assistance to its ally since the war began last year.<\/p>\n<p>Trump \u2013 who, like Biden, is a staunch supporter of Israel \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2024\/12\/2\/trump-says-hell-to-pay-if-captives-in-gaza-not-released\">this week warned<\/a> that \u201cthere will be hell to pay\u201d if captives held in Gaza are not released by the time he enters the White House on January 20.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThose responsible will be hit harder than anybody has been hit in the long and storied History of the United States of America. RELEASE THE HOSTAGES NOW!\u201d he wrote on social media.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"dozens-killed-across-gaza\">Dozens killed across Gaza<\/h2>\n<p>Meanwhile, medical sources in Gaza told Al Jazeera Arabic on Saturday that 39 Palestinians were killed since dawn in Israeli attacks across the bombarded territory, including a strike in the Nuseirat refugee camp that killed at least 26 people.<\/p>\n<p>Reporting from Deir el-Balah in central Gaza, Al Jazeera\u2019s Tareq Abu Azzoum said the attack on the refugee camp targeted a building in a densely populated area housing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2024\/11\/25\/flooding-in-gaza-compounds-hardship-of-people-displaced-by-israeli-attacks\">displaced families<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPeople have been buried under tonnes of debris,\u201d said Abu Azzoum, adding that rescuers and residents were still searching through the rubble for possible survivors as well as bodies that can be taken for burial.<\/p>\n<p>The Israeli military also has laid siege to Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza\u2019s Beit Lahiya, as well as the surrounding area.<\/p>\n<p>Footage verified by Al Jazeera\u2019s Sanad fact-checking agency showed Israeli forces firing on a Palestine Red Crescent Society ambulance near the hospital.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Amid intense bombardment and hostilities in close proximity of Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Gaza?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Gaza<\/a> yesterday, 33 people were reportedly killed just outside the facility. <\/p>\n<p>Given the volatile security situation, the international medical team \u2014deployed by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WHO?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@WHO<\/a> five days ago\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (@DrTedros) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DrTedros\/status\/1865363230622654529?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 7, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, head of the World Health Organization (WHO), said an international medical team \u201cwas forced to self-evacuate\u201d amid the deteriorating security situation at Kamal Adwan Hospital.<\/p>\n<p>He said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DrTedros\/status\/1865363230622654529\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social media post<\/a> on Saturday that \u201cdisplaced people, caregivers, and many injured patients began fleeing the hospital and panic spread\u201d but that 90 patients and 66 medical staff remained at the facility.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cKamal Adwan is minimally functional, but this latest incident further threatens its ability to remain operational. It is one of the last lifelines for the people of northern Gaza. We urgently call for the immediate protection of healthcare facilities and an end to the hostilities!\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Back in Doha, the Qatari prime minister said the Gulf country was working to protect the negotiation process \u201cto make sure that we can achieve a meaningful result\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe hope to get things done as soon as possible. We hope that the willingness of the parties to engage in good faith continues in the same manner,\u201d Al Thani said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s all about the main questions: Is there a willingness to end the war? Yes or no. Is there a willingness to have an exchange deal? Yes or no,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThose are two very simple questions with very simple answers. 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