Qatar plays a leading role in negotiations for a truce in the Gaza Strip. The Gulf country recently reacted angrily to a statement by a Democratic US representative who called on it to put pressure on Hamas.
“We are carrying out a global reassessment of our role,’ declared Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdelrahmane Al-Thani in a joint press conference with his Turkish counterpart, Hakan Fidan. For his part, Mr. Fidan accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of wanting to drag the Middle East into war to stay in power. “We will redouble our efforts to put an end to this war,’ said the Turkish foreign minister.