Qatar says Hamas response to truce proposal ‘generally positive’
Al Jazeera
On visit to Qatar, top US diplomat Antony Blinken says Hamas’s response to a truce proposal has been shared with Israel.
Mediator Qatar says Hamas has given a “generally positive” response to a proposed truce deal with Israel, as the Palestinian group reiterated its demand for an end to the Israeli assault on Gaza.
During a press conference on Tuesday with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Qatar’s Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani described Hamas’s reaction to the proposal as “generally positive”, without providing more details.
Blinken said Hamas’s response to the proposal brokered by Qatar, Egypt and the United States has been shared with Israeli officials.
Blinken is on a lightning tour of the Middle East, and said that he would discuss the response with Israel’s officials when he visits the country on Wednesday.
Speaking to reporters in Doha on Tuesday, Blinken said the deal is “essential”.
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