Qatar, Egypt hand Hamas Trump's plan to end war in Gaza: MoFA Spokesperson

Doha, Qatar: Advisor to the Prime Minister and Official Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Dr. Majed bin Mohammed Al Ansari has said that...

Doha, Qatar: Advisor to the Prime Minister and Official Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Dr. Majed bin Mohammed Al Ansari has said that the US President’s plan represents a comprehensive vision to end the war in Gaza.

“It is something that Qatar has sought from the day one. We have devoted our efforts to ending this war, facilitating the entry of aid, and steering the region towards safety after this prolonged escalation,” he said, while addressing the media yesterday.

To a question about Israeli apology to Qatar on September 9 attack, he said that the United States had given security assurances to Qatar and Israel had promised not to attack it again in a phone call on Monday night.

“The security assurances and the commitments that were offered in the call yesterday (Monday) by President Trump and the Israeli prime minister were very clear and were under the guarantee of the US president that Qatar will never be attacked.” 

He said that Qatar and Egypt had handed the President Trump’s proposal to Hamas on Monday night. “The Hamas negotiating delegation promised to study it responsibly... there will also be another meeting today (Tuesday) which will also be attended by the Turkish side, with the negotiating delegation.”