Qatari Foreign Ministry spokesman Majid Al-Ansari said today, Tuesday, that talks on the truce in Gaza and the exchange of prisoners between Hamas and Israel are continuing between the parties at the level of technical teams, adding, “We are in a state of continuous hope, but it is not possible to talk now about a timetable.”

Contrary to what was leaked this morning by the Israeli media that the professional staff in the Israeli negotiating team will leave Doha and return to Tel Aviv after the talks faltered, Al-Ansari revealed that part of the Israeli delegation “is still present in Doha because the negotiations are continuing at the level of the technical teams.”

He stressed that the talks are continuing in Doha and no party has withdrawn from them despite the difficulties on the ground, before adding, "We are counting on the talks on the ground to reach a truce and the Security Council resolution or any international pressure in this direction will help reach this goal."

He also said that "there is nothing new that can be announced regarding the negotiations taking place in Doha today except that they are continuing."

Regarding the United Nations Security Council’s adoption, for the first time yesterday, of a resolution calling for an “immediate ceasefire” in Gaza, Al-Ansari said, “We did not see a direct impact of the UN Security Council resolution on the negotiations in Doha,” expressing his hope that it will reflect positively on the cease-fire negotiations. 

On the other hand, the Qatari Foreign Ministry spokesman revealed that ideas were renewed during the negotiations, indicating that he was not aware of any new American proposals.

Regarding the catastrophic and deteriorating humanitarian situation in Gaza as a result of the Israeli war, Al-Ansari said that the waterway that the United States is establishing in Gaza is not an alternative to bringing humanitarian aid via land, announcing that a new plane of humanitarian aid provided by Qatar to Gaza will arrive at Al-Arish Airport in Egypt Today.

He stressed that there is no alternative to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), and that "in all the areas where it operates, and in Gaza in particular, there is an urgent need for support, and therefore we have increased our support for it as part of our commitment to support United Nations agencies."