The prime minister of Qatar, Mohammed bin Abd al-Rahman Al Thani, was interviewed by the American Fox News network and talked about the deal that is taking shape for the release of hostages from Gaza, the relations with Iran and the prospect of normalization with Israel.
"I think we have reached an agreement with the Israelis on a starting point from which we can continue," said the Prime Minister of Qatar regarding a deal to release hostages from Hamas captivity, adding: "The process is only at the beginning and there is still time for that.
The assembly of the kidnapped.
Is the deal coming?
(archive), photo: AFP
"The numbers of the abductees have not yet been defined or agreed upon.
We are looking to solve the problems and prevent the situation from deteriorating. We need to return the abductees to their homes and make sure that a situation like this does not happen again. It will only be resolved in a political way and not in a military way. I condemn the Hamas massacre on October 7" .
About the day after Gaza, he said: "The Palestinian people should be allowed to choose who will lead them."
President of Iran Raisi.
"Relations with Iran are maintained in order not to increase the tension", photo: AFP
Regarding relations with Iran, he said: "We are in constant contact with the Iranians to lower tensions in the region and not increase them. Should the Americans attack Iran again? That would be acceptable, but diplomatic solutions need to be found."
Nohva terrorists on October 7.
Qatar's prime minister condemned the massacre by Hamas, photo: GettyImages
Regarding normalization between Qatar and Israel, the Prime Minister of Qatar did not reject the possibility outright: "There have been talks in the past, if we see a horizon for the Palestinian people we can reach normalization with Israel."
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