Qatar says hopes to push Hamas, Israel to next talks phase 'very soon'

Qatar said it hopes to push Hamas and Israel into the next phase of negotiations “very soon,” as efforts continue to advance the fragile progress made in recent days. Foreign ministry spokesman Majed al-Ansari said only one body remains to be handed over and noted that conditions in Gaza had made the process difficult.

Majed al-Ansari, spokesperson , Qatar’s ministry of foreign affairs said "It's miracle that we have gotten to this point. We only have one, one body left to hand over. As we have always said, the logistical situation in Gaza would certainly make it difficult to reach this result. But we have reached this result right now. And I think, you know, as we have stated, that this should never have been, you know, a hamper in front of moving to stage two. And we think that we are working very closely, of course, and we think that we should be pushing the parties to stage two very, very soon."

He says Qatar is working closely with all sides to advance to the next stage.