Qatar says Israel’s military offensive in Gaza

Qatar’s prime minister on Tuesday said ceasefire negotiations in Doha had not led anywhere because of fundamental differences between the parties involved, adding that Israel’s military offensive in Gaza had undermined peace efforts. “When Israeli American soldier Edan Alexander was released, we thought that moment would open a door to end this tragedy, but the response was a more violent wave of strikes,” Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani said at the Qatar Economic Forum.