The Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Mohammed bin Abdul Rahman bin Jassim Al Thani, said on Sunday that the completion of a prisoner exchange agreement between Israel and the Hamas movement depends on “simple” and “logistical” issues.

He added in a joint press conference with the European Union's foreign policy official, Josep Borrell, in Doha, that "the remaining challenges in the negotiations are very simple compared to the bigger challenges, as they are more logistical and practical," pointing out that the prisoner exchange deal "is going through difficulties, but we are more confident." "We are close to people returning to their homes. What is important is that we witness the flow of aid to Gaza."

He stressed that the catastrophe in the Gaza Strip is worsening in light of the international community's inability to end it, pointing to the double standards of many countries regarding the war on Gaza.

He touched on the massacres committed by Israel in the Gaza Strip, saying, "We saw targeting of all hospitals in the Strip and the occupation's farcical theatrics. What happened in the Al-Shifa Complex is a crime, and unfortunately we did not hear a voice of condemnation from the international community," stressing the continuation of massacres against civilians without regard to international laws and norms.

The Qatari Prime Minister called on Israel to adhere to the Security Council resolution to stop the war and open humanitarian corridors.

For his part, Borrell said that Qatar plays an essential role in the efforts to release the hostages, expressing his thanks to the Emir of Qatar, Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, and the Prime Minister, Mohammed bin Abdul Rahman Al Thani, for these efforts.

He added, "We discussed the issue of hostages held by Hamas, and I call for their unconditional release."

Borrell renewed the call for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, calling for immediate, urgent and sustainable humanitarian truces and for more efforts to protect the lives of civilians in Gaza. He pointed out that the two-state solution is the best solution to end the conflict, and that the European Union has been calling for its implementation for thirty years.

He continued, "We do not differentiate between atrocities, and we cannot justify what happened in a school run by UNRWA and the fall of dozens of victims."

Regarding the UN Security Council regarding humanitarian truces in Gaza, Borrell said, “The Council’s decisions are binding and the latest decision must be implemented to protect lives.”

Last Wednesday evening, the UN Security Council adopted a resolution submitted by Malta calling for the implementation of urgent humanitarian truces in the Gaza Strip, with the approval of 12 countries and the abstention of Britain, the United States and Russia from voting.