Qatar exerts efforts to ensure no renewal of Gaza tension: envoy
GAZA, July 13– A senior Qatari diplomat said on Tuesday that Qatar exerts efforts to ensure that a new round of tension between Israel and militant groups in the Gaza Strip does not recur. Mohammed al-Emadi, the Qatari envoy to the Gaza Strip, made the remarks in a meeting held late on Monday night with Yehya Sinwar, the leader of the Palestinian Islamic Resistance…
GAZA, July 13 (Xinhua) — A senior Qatari diplomat said on Tuesday that Qatar exerts efforts to ensure that a new round of tension between Israel and militant groups in the Gaza Strip does not recur.
Mohammed al-Emadi, the Qatari envoy to the Gaza Strip, made the remarks in a meeting held late on Monday night with Yehya Sinwar, the leader of the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) in Gaza.
In a press statement sent to Xinhua, the office of al-Emadi in Gaza said that “Qatar is making efforts with all parties to ensure the establishment of a ceasefire and to ensure that the round of escalation is not renewed.”
The statement added that al-Emadi told Sinwar during their meeting that his country “is keen to bring urgent humanitarian and relief aid to the populations of the Gaza Strip as soon as possible.”
According to the statement, al-Emadi discussed with Hamas leaders the current political situation and the developments in the region and expressed hope that calm will be stable in the Gaza Strip.
On May 21, Egypt brokered a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas-led militant groups in the Gaza Strip, ending 11 days of tension between the two sides that killed more than 250 Palestinians and 13 Israelis.
The statement said that al-Emadi explained to Sinwar that Qatar is standing by the Palestinian people, and will keep supporting the Palestinians at all levels.
Meanwhile, Sinwar told al-Emadi that the Qatari support for the Palestinian people “confirms the depth of the relationship and the firmness of Qatar’s position in supporting the Palestinian cause.” Enditem
