“We want Qatar on our aspect, and never on Hamas’ aspect,” stated Liran Berman, whose twin brothers Gali and Ziv have been captured by the militant group from the Kibbutz Kfar Aza, as a part of the wave of lethal assaults that rocked Israel on October 7. “We want Qatar on Western civilization’s aspect, and on Israel’s aspect.”
Qatar has served as a key arbitrator on a deal proposed by Israel that will free all remaining captives held in Gaza and briefly halt hostilities for as much as two months — the longest interval of cease-fire provided to Hamas because the begin of the conflict.
U.Okay. International Secretary David Cameron is within the gulf state as we speak for additional talks with senior members of the regime.
Earlier than he departed Wednesday, Cameron — alongside along with his boss, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak — met with hostage relations who had flown into London to press Britain to make use of its long-standing ties with Qatar to verify a deal occurs.
Berman informed POLITICO that Sunak “must do extra.”
“I thanked him and I urged him, begged him, to maintain the stress up and to maintain the hostages because the before everything precedence,” he added.