Qatar recently reacted angrily to a statement by a US representative, who asked it to put pressure on Hamas. Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdelrahmane Al-Thani: "We are carrying out a global reassessment of our role" Turkish foreign minister Hakan Fidan accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of wanting to drag the Middle East into war "to stay in power." The Turkish minister also indicated that he spoke for "three hours" in Doha on Wednesday with Hamas leader Ismal Haniyeh and members of the political bureau of the Palestinian Islamist movement, notably on the subject of talks in favor of a ceasefire.
-fire is due to be received by Ismail Haniyeh in Qatar on Wednesday. The country is expected to take a "decision at the appropriate time" on whether or not to continue its involvement in the negotiations aimed in particular at obtaining a truce between Hamas and Israel, which have been at war for more than six months in the Gaza Strip.