The Qatari Foreign Ministry on Sunday called on Israel and Hamas to respect the Gaza ceasefire agreement, while highlighting the challenges and efforts involved in maintaining it.
In an interview with Doha-based broadcaster Al Jazeera, ministry spokesman Majed Al-Ansari stressed “the need for unwavering commitment and coordination to ensure the success and stability of the agreement among political and logistical obstacles.”
“Mediators worked diligently to resolve the delays that arose earlier in the day,” he said. “The agreement, which includes the exchange of hostages and prisoners, require strict adherence to timelines.”
Al-Ansari also stressed the importance of focusing on practical progress rather than political rhetoric.
He said that Qatar remains committed to fully implementing the agreement, adding that the failure of the agreement is not an option and that all parties should adhere to it.
Israeli hostess Emily Damari (R) poses for a selfie with her mother Mandy near Kibbutz Reim in southern Israel after her release from Hamas captivity in the Gaza Strip. The first three hostages released by Hamas under the terms of the Gaza ceasefire deal have reached Israeli territory, the Israeli military said on Sunday, hours after the deal took effect. -/GPO/dpa
Fighters from the Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, control the crowd as an International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) convoy arrives at the Israeli hostage surrender site in Square Saraya after a cease-fire agreement between Israel and Hamas. Photos by Hadi Daoud/APA via ZUMA Press Wire/dpa
Trucks full of food and humanitarian aid enter the Gaza Strip through the Kerem Shalom crossing, on Salah al-Din Road east of Khan Yunis during the cease fire and hostilities deal between Hamas and Israel . Abed Rahim Khatib/dpa
A Palestinian militant stands guard as trucks full of food and humanitarian aid enter the Gaza Strip through the Kerem Shalom crossing, on Salah al-Din Road east of Khan Yunis during the ceasefire and a hostile swap deal between Hamas and Israel. Abed Rahim Khatib/dpa
A Palestinian militant reacts as trucks full of food and humanitarian aid enter the Gaza Strip through the Kerem Shalom crossing, on Salah al-Din Road east of Khan Yunis during the cease- truce and hostile swap deal between Hamas and Israel. Abed Rahim Khatib/dpa
