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Renewed ‘momentum’ towards Gaza ceasefire, top Qatari diplomat says
Palestinians survey the aftermath of an Israeli air strike on at the Muwassi camp for displaced people near Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, December 5, 2024

THERE is renewed “momentum” towards a ceasefire in Gaza, Qatar’s top diplomat said on Saturday.

Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani, Qatari foreign minister and prime minister, told the Doha Forum that he was optimistic after November’s US presidential election result that there was now a fresh impetus towards ending the war.

This came after dozens of Palestinians were killed by the Israelis in continued attacks on Gaza.

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