Qatar says hopes to push Hamas, Israel to next phase of talks ‘very soon’

Qatar says it hopes Israel and Hamas could be brought to a new phase of negotiations for a continued peace deal in the Palestinian territory. “We think that we should be pushing the parties to stage two very, very soon,” said Foreign Ministry spokesperson Majed al-Ansari. He added that the talks would include issues such as Hamas fighters still in tunnels in Israeli-controlled areas of the Gaza Strip.