How Can Mediation Succeed When One Party Assassinates The Negotiator?: Qatar
On Wednesday, Qatar’s Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani cast doubts on the success of any potential negotiation and mediation between Israel and Hamas following the assassination of Hamas’ political head, Ismail Haniyeh, in Tehran.
Apart from Qatar, both Egypt and the United States have been mediating talks between Israel and Hamas throughout the genocidal war.
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The Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs took to X and said, “Political assassinations & continued targeting of civilians in Gaza while talks continue leads us to ask, how can mediation succeed when one party assassinates the negotiator on the other side?”
Expressing concerns over the Palestinian population, who have been subjected to brutal assault for nearly a year, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani observed, “Peace needs serious partners & a global stance against the disregard for human life.” Israeli forces have killed over 40,000 Palestinians.
Political assassinations & continued targeting of civilians in Gaza while talks continue leads us to ask, how can mediation succeed when one party assassinates the negotiator on the other side? Peace needs serious partners & a global stance against the disregard for human life.
— محمد بن عبدالرحمن (@MBA_AlThani_) July 31, 2024
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Qatar Prime Minister met Egypt’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr. Badr Abdelatty, in the Amiri Diwan earlier today to discuss the ramifications of the assassination of Haniyeh in the Iranian capital. In a statement released today, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs noted that the two leaders also discussed “the latest developments in the Gaza Strip and the occupied Palestinian territories, and ways to eliminate the obstacles hindering the entry of humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip, along with a number of topics of common interest.”
Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs @MBA_AlThani_ Meets Egypt’s Foreign Minister#MOFAQatar pic.twitter.com/NaTKCIHSn4
— Ministry of Foreign Affairs – Qatar (@MofaQatar_EN) July 31, 2024
