Qatar's Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani received a phone call today, Thursday, from U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, during which they discussed the latest developments regarding the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.
The Qatari Foreign Ministry stated in a statement that the two sides reviewed "the close strategic relations between the State of Qatar and the United States of America and ways to support and develop them," as well as discussing "the developments in the situation in the Gaza Strip and the occupied Palestinian territories, in light of the ceasefire agreement in the sector, in addition to a number of topics of mutual interest."
According to the statement, the Qatari Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs emphasized during the call "the necessity of regional and international efforts to ensure the full implementation of the agreement, paving the way for achieving sustainable peace and the desired stability in the region."
A ceasefire is currently in effect in the Gaza Strip under the agreement reached in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, on October 9, with the mediation of Qatar, Egypt, and Turkey, and the participation of the United States, following two years of Israeli genocide.
Despite the agreement, Israel continues to carry out airstrikes and artillery shelling in the Gaza Strip almost daily, and continues to restrict the entry of aid and closes the Rafah crossing between the Palestinian sector and Egypt.
The necessity of regional and international efforts to ensure the full implementation of the agreement.
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Qatari-American discussions on the Gaza agreement