Qatar is engaging with the incoming Trump administration on Gaza after sensing fresh momentum for ceasefire talks following the U.S. election, Qatar's Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani said on Saturday, APA reports citing Reuters.
The war in Gaza has been raging for over 14 months, with much of the tiny enclave laid to waste and more than 44,000 Palestinians killed, according to Gaza health authorities, as Israeli forces continue their drive to wipe out Hamas and recapture hostages taken by the militant group.
"We have seen a lot of encouragement from the incoming administration in order to achieve a deal even before the President comes to office and that's actually made us (try) to move things back and (try) to put it back on track, and we've been engaging in the past couple of weeks," Al Thani said at a conference in Doha.