Gaza ceasefire deal in ‘final stages’

Qatar has said a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza is at ‘final stages’.

Qatar Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson Majed al-Ansari told a news conference in Doha on Tuesday that negotiations to bring the 15-month conflict to an end are in their final stages.

The spokesperson predicted that the implementation of the ceasefire agreement would occur “very shortly after it is finalised”.

Qatar, alongside the United States and Egypt, has sought to moderate a deal for many months.

“A draft agreement has been handed to both Hamas and Israel and major obstacles on key contentious issues between the two sides have been addressed,” Ansari said.

“Current discussions in Doha are focused on finalising the remaining details,” he continued. 

Source: Agencies